Written questions

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: LGBT+ People

Commons · Question 85820 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure registrars receive clear (a) guidance and (b) training on registering births to same-sex couples who conceive after marriage.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 4 Nov 2025

The General Register Office for England and Wales provides handbooks and e-learning products to registrars. These cover the whole range of registration duties.