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Marriage: Ceremonies

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 11 July 2025UIN 64775

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to lay a Legislative Reform Order to permit outdoor religious weddings.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

The Law Commission’s 2022 report on weddings raises a number of issues around weddings law, including giving greater choice in how and where individuals can get married.

Given marriage will always be one of our most important institutions, it is right that we take the time to carefully consider this report. An update on our position on weddings reform will come soon.

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