Decision details
Civil Partnerships in Religious Buildings
Decision Maker: Cabinet Leader & Economic Development
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of Report: To inform the Cabinet
Member about the Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Approved
Premises) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 which allow civil
partnerships to take place in religious buildings. The Cabinet
Member is asked to approve the fee payable by religious premises
for a licence to host civil partnership ceremonies. The Cabinet
Member is asked to note the report and set a fee to encourage
religious premises to host civil partnership ceremonies.
This decision has been delayed due to a change in portfolio holder
and will now be made in June 2013.
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the note be reported and that Option 1 be adopted.
REASON: To encourage religious premises to host civil partnership ceremonies.
Publication date: 20/06/2013
Date of decision: 20/06/2013
Effective from: 26/06/2013
Accompanying Documents:
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