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<p>The Ministry of Justice is responsible for marriage law in England and Wales.</p><p>The
Government has received a number of representations about making separate provision
for humanist marriage in England and Wales. As we have made clear, a Law Commission
report due later this year is expected to present options for wholesale reform to
the law governing marriage ceremonies, which the Government will consider carefully.
Options being explored by the Law Commission include offering couples greater flexibility
to form their own ceremonies, allowing the ceremony to take place in a much broader
range of locations and to provide a framework that could allow non-religious belief
organisations (such as Humanists) and/or independent celebrants to conduct legally
binding weddings.</p><p>The Government will decide on provision for non-religious
belief marriage on the basis of the Law Commission's recommendations. The Government,
therefore, has not made an assessment of the merits of enabling Senedd Cymru to legalise
humanist marriages.</p>
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