Marriage
Commons · Question 76771 · Tabled 11 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 19 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to (a) speed up the marriage application process, (b) expand the scope of legal marriage venues and (c) review the 28-day notice period prior to the marriage ceremony.
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 19 Sep 2025
The 28-day notice period implemented by the Immigration Act 2014 remains in place not only for administrative reasons but also to support safeguards against sham marriages. The Government has no plans to review this.The Law Commission’s 2022 report on wed...