Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: impact assessment and documents relating to the journey of the Bill through Parliament
Information about the likely impact, letters and other legal information about the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
Documents
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These documents explain different parts of the process of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill through Parliament.
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You can also read a set of documents explaining our policy on equal marriage.
What鈥檚 on this page
These documents include:
- an impact assessment, setting out what the effect of the changes in the Bill will be
- responses to Parliament鈥檚 , and the , which are groups of MPs and Lords who examine draft laws
You can view the original reports published by the two parliamentary committees on their respective websites, using the links above.
Updates to this page
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Replaced 'Impact assessment: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill' PDF with 'Impact assessment: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act' PDF
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Further Supplementary note for the JCHR added
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Updated publication with revised title to reflect additional documents uploaded.
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Updated short guide to the bill to reflect current status.
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Added in a supplementary note to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, published in June 2013
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Added letter from Hugh Robertson and Note for Joint Committee on Human Rights (was originally published on culture.gov.uk in February 2013, but went missing in the transition to 188体育).
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First published.