A Bill to amend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to provide that opposite sex couples may enter into a civil partnership; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
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This Bill would amend the Civil Partnership Act 2004 to allow opposite‑sex couples to enter into civil partnerships, extending the existing framework that currently recognises civil partnerships for same‑sex couples. It also includes connected provisions to support and regulate this change.
The bill is at the Second Reading stage in the Commons. It originated in the Commons and had its first reading in 2014; no further stages are listed in the provided information.
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3 Sept 2014
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 3 September 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The Bill was not moved for debate on 5 December 2014. The order to read the Bill a second time lapsed.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
