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Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: LGBT+ People

Asked by Melanie OnnLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 85820

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure registrars receive clear (a) guidance and (b) training on registering births to same-sex couples who conceive after marriage.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The General Register Office for England and Wales provides handbooks and e-learning products to registrars. These cover the whole range of registration duties.

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