Submitted on Sunday 21st June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 4th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow outdoor weddings to follow the same rules as Scotland for England & Wales
Remove the need to get married under a licensed structure, and follow Scotland & NI in allowing outdoor weddings as long as a celebrant or registrar is present.
Apparently this is already under review (since 2018) but we believe should be pushed immediately through. Considering that Covid-19 has meant many couples have had to change plans,
relaxing the rules would give people the flexibility to get married in places they feel safe, at a lower cost considering the likelihood that only small numbers can be present. It would also provide capacity to cater for the "backlog" of weddings in 2021 by opening up more possible venues.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319121
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