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Civil partnerships on religious premises
1 April 2011
At a late stage in debate on the Equality Bill an amendment was introduced by Lord Alli which permitted the registration of Civil Patnerships on religious premises.This became section 202 of the Equality Act 2010, which provides that Civil Partnerships can take place on religious premises, provided that the faith group concerned wishes to host them. On 17 February 2011, as part of its commitment to protecting and promoting LGB rights, the Government announced its intention to implement section 202.
GEO has now published a consultation on the Government’s detailed plan for implementation, which is open for comment until 23 June 2011.
The consultation does not set out proposals for any other changes to civil partnerships or any changes to marriage.
The consultation documents can be downloaded from the GEO website here.