Shop around for a Commissioner for Oaths

Commissioner for Oaths fees can vary

If you need to make an affidavit or get certified copied of documents you will be charged for the service in most circumstances.

The standard fee applicable to solicitors for taking an oath is £5 but one way or another some lawyers charge more. It can be an amount for the oath and a separate amount for an ancillary service. There are also providers that you can find on the web that charge much more. Prices as high as £29.50 for swearing an affidavit or making a certified copy.

The simple answer is to shop around for a provider. For a one off single document this might not be much of an issue but if you gave a significant number of documents the difference in cost could be substantial.

Find out more on http://commissionerforoaths.co.uk

Need a lot of certified copies?

Sometimes people have a requirement to have certified copies made of a lot of documents. Typically this will be because a person is emigrating or immigrating and this is part of the process. Normally it is for professional and educational qualifications but others may need this sort of proof as well.

The institution involved will specify what type of information is required and who can make the certified copies. Noramally it is a solicitor or a commissioner for oaths but it could be a notary public.

The best course of action is to ask a commissioner for oaths the cost for doing a bulk order of certified copies. You might find that the fee is reduced from the typical £5 – £7 a copy in these circumstances.

Just shop around like you were looking for any other service.

Oaths for non Christians

As the oath can be administered by a Commissioner for Oaths in any lawful way and providing it is relevant to the deponents own conscience. So different versions of the oath are acceptable.

Here are a couple of prime examples:

Jews may want to swear on the Holy Torah
Hindus will normally want to swear using the Bhagavad Gita.

Done properly the correct type of oath will be ascertained with sensitivity and any ancillary requirements such as washing of hands or feet will be accommodated. The simple idea is that the Commissioner for Oaths should respect all religeons and religeous requirements ancillary to making a proper oath.