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<p>The Law Commission review that the Government announced this June is a fundamental
review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales.
As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations
about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could
be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair
and consistent. The Government will decide on provision on the basis of the Law Commission’s
recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>Assessment of the potential merits of provision for
non-religious belief marriages can be found in the consultation paper and response
published by a previous Government in 2014 and available at justice.gov.uk.</p><p>
</p><p>Exercising the power in section 14 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
to provide for legally binding non-religious belief marriage, including humanist marriage,
would provide a freedom to marry in a way that would not be available to many other
people who wish to marry. That is why the Government asked the Law Commission to carry
out a fundamental review of the law on how and where couples can marry. It is a law
that has been added to over several centuries without any systematic reform.</p>
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