Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Mixed Sex Couples) Bill [HL]

Key Points

• It would enable opposite-sex (mixed-sex) couples to form civil partnerships by amending the Civil Partnership Act 2004.
• It would apply the existing civil partnership framework to mixed-sex couples on the same basis as for same-sex couples.
• The bill is currently in the Lords and at its second reading, with future stages (committee, report, third reading) if it progresses.
• It would affect prospective civil partners and the registrars/authorities that administer civil partnerships.
• It could affect related rights and duties under civil partnership law (for example, property, inheritance and parental rights) as set out in the Act.

Progress

The bill is at the second reading in the Lords. If it advances, it would move to committee stage and then other readings before potentially moving to the House of Commons.