The Parochial Fees and Scheduled Matters Amending Order 2014

SCHEDULES

Article 5

SCHEDULE 1 Parochial Fees: base figures

Matter	Diocesan board of finance	Parochial church council	Total
	£.p	£.p	£.p
BAPTISMS
Certificate issued at time of baptism	0	13.00	13.00
Short certificate of baptism given under Section 2 Baptismal Registers Measure 1961	0	13.00	13.00
MARRIAGES
Publication of banns of marriage	0	27.00	27.00
Certificate of banns issued at time of publication	0	13.00	13.00
Marriage service in church (*)	184.00	220.00	404.00
FUNERALS AND BURIALS OF PERSONS AGED 16 YEARS OR MORE
A. Service in church
Funeral service in church, whether taking place before or after burial or cremation (*)	94.00	80.00	174.00
Burial of body in churchyard immediately preceding or following on from service in church	12.00	266.00	278.00
Burial or other lawful disposal of cremated remains in churchyard immediately preceding or following on from service in church	12.00	108.00	120.00
Burial of body, or burial or other lawful disposal of cremated remains, in cemetery immediately preceding or following on from service in church	25.00	0	25.00
Cremation immediately preceding or following on from service in church	25.00	0	25.00
Burial of body in churchyard on separate occasion	37.00	266.00	303.00
Burial of cremated remains in churchyard or other lawful disposal of remains on separate occasion	37.00	108.00	145.00
Burial of body, or burial or other lawful disposal of cremated remains, in cemetery on separate occasion	49.00	13.00	62.00
B. No service in church
Funeral service (including burial of body) at graveside in churchyard	94.00	266.00	360.00
Funeral service (including burial or other lawful disposal of cremated remains) in churchyard	94.00	108.00	202.00
Funeral service in crematorium or funeral service (including burial of body or burial or other lawful disposal of cremated remains) in cemetery	147.00	27.00	174.00
Burial of body in churchyard (committal only)	37.00	266.00	303.00
Burial of cremated remains in churchyard or other lawful disposal of remains (committal only)	37.00	108.00	145.00
C. Certificate issued at time of burial	0	13.00	13.00
MONUMENTS IN CHURCHYARDS
Permitted in accordance with rules, regulations or directions made by the Chancellor including those relating to a particular churchyard or part of a churchyard (but excluding a monument authorised by a particular faculty) including inscription on existing monument—
Small cross of wood (†)	12.00	28.00	40.00
Small vase not exceeding 305mm x 203mm x 203mm or tablet, plaque or other marker commemorating a person whose remains have been cremated (†)	12.00	54.00	66.00
Any other monument (†)	12.00	113.00	125.00
Additional inscription on existing monument	12.00	13.00	25.00
SEARCHES IN CHURCH REGISTERS ETC.
Searching registers of marriages for period before 1st July 1837—
for up to one hour	0	27.00	27.00
for each subsequent hour or part of an hour	0	27.00	27.00
Searching registers of baptisms or burials (including provision of one copy of any entry therein)—
for up to one hour	0	27.00	27.00
for each subsequent hour or part of an hour	0	27.00	27.00
Each additional copy of an entry in a register of baptisms or burials	0	13.00	13.00
Inspection of instrument of apportionment or agreement for exchange of land for tithes deposited under Tithe Act 1836	0	0	0
Furnishing copies of above (for every 72 words)	0	13.00	13.00

Article 7(1)

SCHEDULE 2 Incidental provisions

Certificates and certified copies

1.—(1) The fee for a certificate issued at the time of baptism is for a certified copy of the entry in the register book of baptisms giving the particulars required in Form No 1 in Schedule 1 to the Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978(1).

(2) The fees payable for a certified copy of an entry in a register book of baptisms issued at any other time are the fees prescribed for searching registers of baptisms or burials and, if applicable, for each additional copy of an entry in a register of baptisms or burials.

(3) Any fee prescribed under the heading “SEARCHES IN CHURCH REGISTERS ETC.” for a copy of an entry in a register or of an instrument or other document, is for a certified copy; and where provision of a copy is included in the fee for searching a register, that fee includes the provision of a certified copy.

Costs and expenses included in prescribed fees

2.  Where a matter is marked (*) in the table in Schedule 1, any costs and expenses incurred in relation to that matter in respect of routine administration (including arranging dates and times and the making of entries in registers), making the church available and lighting it are included in the fee prescribed as payable to the parochial church council.

Parish church cathedrals

3.  Where section 1(8) of the Measure applies, paragraph 2 applies as if the reference to the parochial church council were to the corporate body of the cathedral.

Approval of inscriptions

4.  The fees prescribed for matters marked (†) in the table in Schedule 1 include fees in respect of the approval of the original inscription by the incumbent.

Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880

5.  In the case of a burial under the Burial Laws Amendment Act 1880(2), the fees payable are those prescribed in respect of a funeral service (including burial of body) at graveside in churchyard.

Banns published by layman

6.  Where a layman publishes banns under section 9(2) of the Marriage Act 1949(3), the fees prescribed in respect of the publication of banns of marriage are payable.

Registers in custody of churchwardens

7.  Where a churchwarden allows a search to be made in a register of baptisms or burials or gives a copy of an entry in such a register under section 20(1) of the Parochial Registers and Records Measure 1978, the fees prescribed in respect of such searches and to the giving of such copies are payable.

(1)

1978 No. 2.

(2)

43 & 44 Vict. c.41.

(3)

12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6 c. 76.