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Marriage (Approved Organisations) Bill [HL]

A Bill to amend the law on marriage to permit authorised belief organisations to solemnise marriages

Last fetched 25 Apr 2026 · parliament.uk

Progress through Parliament2 stages recorded

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1st reading

09 Jan 2020

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2nd reading

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Recent debates1 debate

09 Jan 2020
Marriage (Approved Organisations) Bill [HL]
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Explanatory Notes

HL Bill 14 Explanatory Notes

application/pdf · 21 Apr 2020

HL Bill 14 (as introduced)

application/pdf · 09 Jan 2020

Sponsor

Baroness Meacher

At a glance

Typebill

Statusactive

Stage2nd reading

Stage date09 Jan 2020

OriginatedLords

Currently inLords

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