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Marriage: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in considering the Law Commission’s 2022 recommendation to regulate officiants rather than venues, and how independent celebrants are being considered within that approach.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
23 Jan 2026
Target answer date
27 Jan 2026
Answer
29 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in considering the Law Commission’s 2022 recommendation to regulate officiants rather than venues, and how independent celebrants are being considered within that approach.

  2. 27 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the contribution that independent celebrants make to the wedding industry and will be seeking their views amongst a range of others to inform the consultation paper.As part of the consultation, we will invite views on the introdu...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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