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date	20/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Ceremonies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the compliance of the Marriage Act 1949 and other marriage law with the right to freedom of religion or belief, when Church of England and Church in Wales marriage ceremonies fulfil legal requirements and are legally recognised, while other religious ceremonies may not be.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL9549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2023 answer text <p>The law makes provision for couples to marry in registered places of worship in a way that gives them legal rights and protections. Couples may choose instead to have a religious-only celebration alongside a legally binding civil ceremony.</p><p>However, the Government does share the concern that some people may have a wedding ceremony that does not give them legal rights and protections, without appreciating the consequences.</p><p>As part of its review, the Law Commission made recommendations which seek to ensure that, insofar as possible, couples are provided the same opportunities to legally marry in a way that reflects their beliefs. This would mean fewer ceremonies conducted according to religious rites result in a marriage that the law does not recognise.</p><p>The Government is considering its report carefully and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy grouped question UIN HL9548 question first answered 02/08/2023 13:05:21 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

942035

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date	16/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to lay regulations under the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 to enable the provisions of that Act to be implemented.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL9549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government intends to bring the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Act 2017 into force in July 2019 and will lay the necessary regulations and other secondary legislation before Parliament in time to achieve this.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/09/2018 14:32:40 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee