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Marriage: Ceremonies

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling (a) non-religious belief organisations and (b) Humanists to conduct legally binding weddings as religious organisations.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
13 Nov 2024
Target answer date
18 Nov 2024
Answer
22 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling (a) non-religious belief organisations and (b) Humanists to conduct legally binding weddings as religious organisations.

  2. 18 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    We are aware that non-religious belief organisations, such as humanists, have long been campaigning to conduct legally binding weddings. Given marriage is such a valued part of our society, I hope you will understand that as a new Government we will need ...

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