PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Marriage: Humanism (2 September 2019)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to grant legal recognition for humanist marriages in England and Wales.

Asked by:
Darren Jones (Labour)

Answer

The Law Commission review that the Government announced this June is a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent. The Government will consider the Law Commission’s recommendations.


Answered by:
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
9 September 2019

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