Opening times

• Monday - Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm
• Saturday 9.00am - 12.30pm
• You may leave an answerphone message if contacting us outside of these hours

Please note that you will have to make an appointment

Out of hours

Marriage or Civil Partnership by Registrar Generals Licence (death bed ceremonies)

There is provision in law for marriages and civil partnerships to be arranged and conducted at very short notice. A Registrar Generals Licence may be applied for if someone is seriously ill, not expected to recover and cannot be moved to a place where marriages and civil partnerships are normally registered. This service is available 24hrs per day. 

If you require to access this service outside the Registration Service normal opening hours (see above for opening times), please contact Wakefield Council Contact Centre on 0845 8 506 506 who will contact a registrar on your behalf.
 
Sunday and Bank Holiday Emergency Service for Burials
 
A service is now in place for anyone who needs to make urgent burial arrangements or for documentation to remove a body out of England.

This service is available between 9am and 10am each Sunday and on Bank Holidays which follow an office closure day. The service can be accessed by contacting Wakefield Council Contact Centre on 0845 8 506 506.