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Question follow-through · 11092

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Islam

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to make it a legal requirement for Muslim couples to civilly register their marriage before, or at the same time as, their Islamic ceremony.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
25 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to make it a legal requirement for Muslim couples to civilly register their marriage before, or at the same time as, their Islamic ceremony.

  2. 22 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    For a marriage to be legally binding, it must comply with the relevant statutory framework, principally the Marriage Act 1949. The Act allows couples, including Muslim couples, to have a civil marriage or a religious marriage by marrying in their register...

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