Civil Partnerships Act 2004
(asked on 7th July 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has any plans to bring forward an amendment to the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 to permit opposite sex civil partnerships.
This question was answered on 14th July 2015
The Government has no plans to extend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to opposite sex couples.
The Government carried out a review of the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 required by The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which included a full public consultation inviting views on potential changes to civil partnership.
The Government published a report, following the review, which concluded that the Government would not make any changes.