Organisations to contact following your marriage

Some organisations may need notifying following your marriage or civil partnership irrespective of whether or not you are changing your name. An example would be a company pension scheme. Here are just some of the organisations either one or both of you may need to contact; you may have to send them your marriage or civil partnership certificate as proof:

  • bank
  • building society
  • child(ren)'s school or childcare provider
  • council tax
  • credit card companies
  • dentists
  • driving licence
  • doctors
  • employers
  • hospital clinics
  • household insurance
  • income tax
  • internet provider
  • life assurance
  • mortgage
  • motoring breakdown policy
  • motoring insurance
  • passport
  • pension plans
  • private health care provider
  • solicitor (generally any Will made before marriage or civil partnership will need revision)
  • the Benefits Agency
  • utilities (gas, electricity, water, telephone)
  • vehicle registration