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Allow UK citizens to marry in gardens, outside spaces etc.

Submitted on Thursday 31st May 2018

Rejected on Wednesday 6th June 2018

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Allow UK citizens to marry in gardens, outside spaces etc.

Petition Details

In most countries, people can marry wherever they like as long as they have a minister / celebrant who has the correct licence.
UK laws are outdated and do not allow for people to marry in their own gardens, places of special meaning to them etc.

Additional Information

If you search online, there are numerous articles and blogs saying that the laws are outdated and a change is being considered. However, nothing has changed.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

People in Scotland and Northern Ireland can already get married outdoors, so we're not sure what further action you'd like.

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could start a new petition asking the UK Government and Parliament to make it legal for people to marry outdoors in England and Wales.

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