Proceeding contribution from Lord Pannick (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 15 December 2011. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
My answer to the noble and learned Lord is that in 2010, when the noble Lord, Lord Alli, was seeking to persuade the House to create for the first time, contrary to what had been decided in 2004, a power for religious bodies to conduct civil partnership ceremonies, it was perfectly understandable that it should be made clear that this was a power but not a duty. We had that debate and resolved the matter. There is no ambiguity and we really do not need to revisit it.
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- 2010-12
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- Civil partnerships Ceremonies Equality Discrimination Marriage Registration Religious freedom Religious buildings
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- Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
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