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<p>According to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics:</p><p>(a)
In 2015, a total of 861 civil partnerships were formed in England and Wales.</p><p>(b)
7,732 couples in England and Wales converted their existing civil partnership into
a marriage between 10 December 2014 and 30 June 2015.</p><p>(c) A total of 7,366 marriages
were formed in England and Wales between same sex couples between 29 March 2014 (when
the legislation came into effect) and 30 June 2015.</p><p>This information is available
online at: <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages"
target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages</a>.</p>
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