UK: Law To Be Changed To Allow Couples Have A Civil Partnership Rather Than Get Married

Theresa May

All couples in England and Wales will be able to choose to have a civil partnership rather than get married, Theresa May has announced.

The move, which follows a Supreme Court ruling, will give mixed-sex couples and their families the option of greater security, the government said.

And it will address the "imbalance" that allows same-sex couples to choose, but not mixed-sex couples.

A couple who campaigned for the right said it was a "major step" forward.

But they said they would only celebrate "when legislation is agreed".

Others have taken to social media to welcome the news and even take the extra step of proposing civil partnerships to their partners.

Although, the court said that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.

The Scottish government is also now carrying out a consultation on allowing mixed-sex couples to enter into civil partnerships.





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