Civil Partnership

Telephone: 0870 850 4238
Head Office: 0189 261 0925 - London Office: 0207 836 8505

The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force on 5 December 2005. Civil Partnerships are legal relationships which can be registered by two people of the same sex and give the couples legal recognition for their relationship.

Same-sex couples who register a civil partnership will have the same rights and recognitions in a wide range of legal matters as opposite-sex couples who enter into a civil marriage.