London Partnership Register: Difference between revisions

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The London Partnership Register was set up by Ken Livingstone, then Mayor of London in 2001. It had no legal standing but enabled couplses to register their partnerships at the Greater London Authority Headquarters (initially in Marsham Street, Westminster, and from 2002 at the much more prestigious surroundings of City Hall, near Tower Bridge. it was aimed primarily at same-sex couples, but opposite-sex couples were also permitted to sign.

Ceremonies were often conducted by a celebrant employed by the couple (unlike marriages and civil partnerships, where the cermony is conducted by the official regstrar). However a GLC registrar was always present to sign the register and the certificates that were give to the couple.

The register closed in 2004 with the passing of the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

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-The '''London Partnership Register''' was set up by [[Ken Livingstone]] the [[Mayor of London]] in 2001. It had no legal standing but enabled couplses to register their partnerships at the Greater London Authority Headquarters (initially in Marsham Street, Westminster, and from 2002 at the much more prestigious surroundings of City Hall, near Tower Bridge.
+The '''London Partnership Register''' was set up by [[Ken Livingstone]], then [[Mayor of London]] in 2001. It had no legal standing but enabled couplses to register their partnerships at the Greater London Authority Headquarters (initially in Marsham Street, Westminster, and from 2002 at the much more prestigious surroundings of City Hall, near Tower Bridge. it was aimed primarily at same-sex couples, but opposite-sex couples were also permitted to sign.
-The register closed in 2004 with the passing of the [[Civil Parnership Act 2004]].
+Ceremonies were often conducted by a celebrant employed by the couple (unlike marriages and civil partnerships, where the cermony is conducted by the official regstrar). However a GLC registrar was always present to sign the register and the certificates that were give to the couple.
+The register closed in 2004 with the passing of the [[Civil Partnership Act 2004]].
 [[Category:Greater London]]
 [[Category:Relationships]]