Sentences with phrase «civil partnership»

The BHA has responded in light of remarks made by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, stating that the Church of England would not support permit civil partnership ceremonies to be held in its churches, nor would it support any attempts to have equal gay marriage.

BHA Head of Public Affairs Naomi Phillips commented, «It is no surprise that the Archbishop of Canterbury is opposing the Church of England hosting civil partnership ceremonies, and the permissive status of the law means he is within his right to refuse to do so.

The change in law to allow civil partnership ceremonies to take place in places of worship was made in the Equality Act 2010 and is coming into force this year.

«I'm one of two Conservative MPs who have taken out a civil partnership - thanks to legislation which - to their credit - the current Labour government introduced.

Imagine a civil partnership in which one member suddenly announced to the world: «My partner has refused to cook me any food.

It scarcely disguises the fact that Cameron and Clegg's civil partnership is in deep trouble, since the latter, to follow the metaphor, isn't enjoying any food and the former isn't getting any sex.

«It is unlawful to conduct civil partnership registrations on premises that are not approved for that purpose.

They must first have their marriage dissolved, gain legal recognition of the new gender and then register for a civil partnership.

Theresa May has previously voted against reducing the age of consent for gay people, the repeal of Section 28 and civil partnership.

The Liberal Democrats» equalities minister Lynne Featherstone is expected to announce same - sex civil partnership services are to be permitted in religious venues.

14:42 - Edward Leigh (Con, stranger to sealed blood vessels) says he was given assurances about a civil partnership bill not leading to gay marriage.

Yesterday he said the coalition was a civil partnership, not a marriage, and spoke of the distant cousins in rural seats who were opposed to it.

He says entering parliament was the second proudest day of his life, after his civil partnership.

Coalition plans to allow gay couples to conduct their civil partnership in religious buildings have met resistance from the Catholic Church.

People were told in 2003 that civil partnership was the definitive line — fairness and equity.

Civil partnership differs from marriage.

While government plans would not force churches to hold civil partnership ceremonies, the decision to allow them to do so has created a ground swell of confidence among liberal religious figures.

Not on my own account I hasten to add but in support of Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, the London couple who are challenging the Government to extend to all couples the right to a civil partnership and whose campaign came to a climax at the Supreme Court on Monday.

They'd prefer a civil partnership.

«The first thing to say is I didn't vote on civil partnership because I was out of the House.

Just as same - sex couples were barred from civil marriage, opposite - sex couples were (and still are) prohibited from having a civil partnership.

Brought by four same - sex couples and four opposite - sex couples, it sought to have the UK's twin discriminations in civil marriage and civil partnership legislation declared illegal.

The Equal Love campaign was dedicated to full equality in civil marriage and civil partnership law.

In addition, marriage has broad, normative cultural underpinnings that do not apply to civil partnership.

«It was petty and authoritarian to ban faith organisations like the Quakers from holding civil partnership ceremonies, when they clearly expressed a wish to do so.

[M] arriage has a character that is distinct from that of a civil partnership.

Like other religious opponents of same - sex marriage, he goes on to argue that civil partnership is «in every respect in ethical terms an honourable contract of a committed relationship».

«Allowing civil partnership ceremonies to have a religious content and to be held in places of worship is a significant advance for gay and religious freedom,» he said.

Another quibble: you assert, without arguing for it, that «The best analogy for the differential treatment of same - sex couples by offering them civil partnership as opposed to civil marriage is in the systematic prejudice suffered by African - Americans in the United States».

The motive for the distinction relied upon in both cases is the same (prejudice), and the loss to the individuals is the same, since even if separate were equal, the latter status (civil partnership) would be in some sense inherently inferior.

-- @BenBradshawMP Great Times coverage of civil partnership / religion today: can surely rely on gvt to support can't we??

One interesting right that may inhere in marriage but not in civil partnership is the right to divorce a partner for adultery.

The proposed change in the law will make a real difference to many people undertaking a civil partnership.

It does seem that the only reason there's any case to answer here is that David Laws didn't enter into a civil partnership and have his name added to the mortgage on the property.

The debate over gay marriage is back on the agenda with evidence that the government might allow religious elements into civil partnership ceremonies.

The Tories would achieve the tax break by allowing some people who are married or in a civil partnership to transfer part of their tax - free personal allowance to their spouse or partner.

The chemistry between Cameron and Clegg was palpable - leading to jokes about it being a civil partnership - and persuaded me that Clegg was serious about the Coalition being a five - year commitment.

There were 376 civil partnership ceremonies in 2015, 250 male unions and 126 female unions.

«Since his civil partnership he has claimed the full amount.

But that is also true of parents who did not marry or enter into a civil partnership and to deny their children support on the grounds that their parents were unmarried is effectively disinheriting them from their parent's contributions.

The best analogy for the differential treatment of same - sex couples by offering them civil partnership as opposed to civil marriage is in the systematic prejudice suffered by African - Americans in the United States.

[The House of Bishops] notes that the Act leaves «entirely open the nature of the commitment that members of a couple choose to make to each other when forming a civil partnership.

Even if marriage were no different from civil partnership (and it is), separate would not be equal.

As Lord Harries of Pentregarth and Iain McLean have pointed out, and as the Guardian recognised at the time; in the main debate on the civil partnership bill in 2004, six bishops voted in favour of (and one against) a wrecking amendment.

Proof must be provided to a court that «irretrievable breakdown» of the civil partnership has happened, citing specific «supporting facts» such as unreasonable behaviour or separation for at least two years, before the partnership can be legally «dissolved».

To legally end a civil partnership, a couple must have been in the partnership for at least a year.

· Inheritance tax — that UK law remains discriminatory against individuals who are not domiciled in the UK but who are, or have been, married to, or in a civil partnership with, someone who is domiciled in the UK.

prohibits discrimination in employment or in the provision of training and education on the grounds of any of the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Under the Gender Recognition Act 2004, which came into force in April 2005, a transsexual who has been issued with a gender recognition certificate may enter into a civil partnership, or marry, according to his or her acquired gender.

In 2010, less than one person (0.5) per 1,000 unmarried adults aged 16 and over entered into a civil partnership in England and Wales.