A Bill to make provision about the registration of marriages.
The Registration of Marriage Bill sets out the rules for how marriages are officially recorded. It aims to clarify who is responsible for keeping marriage records and how those records should be stored, with attention to equality and civil rights. The bill is currently being debated in the House of Commons during its 2nd reading and is sponsored by Edward Argar.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the Commons. If it advances, it will proceed to Committee Stage for detailed examination, followed by Report and Third Readings, and then move to the Lords for consideration.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was committed to a Public Bill Committee.
However, as a General Election has now been called and Parliament will be dissolved from 3 May 2017, the Bill falls and no further action will be taken.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
