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

Asked by Melanie OnnLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 18 November 2025UIN 89477

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85820 on Marriages and Civil Partnerships: LGBT+ People, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the guidance on registering births to same-sex couples who conceive after marriage is applied consistently across all local registration offices.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The General Register Office for England and Wales provide handbooks, regular publications, and training products for registrars covering the full range of registration duties. Local authorities are responsible for ensuring their staff deliver services in accordance with the guidance.

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