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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2008

Registration of Marriage Bill [HL]

[As Introduced]
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This bill changes the rules for how marriages are officially recorded and registered in the UK. The exact changes aren't fully clear from the title alone, but the bill aims to update the registration process to work in a new way.

Presented by The Lord Bishop of St Albans
supported by Dame Caroline Spelman.
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Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading4 Sept 2018
  • 2nd reading

Lords

  • 1st reading29 Jun 2017
  • 2nd reading26 Jan 2018
  • Committee stage29 Jun 2018
  • Report stage17 Jul 2018
  • 3rd reading24 Jul 2018