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Only one in five marriages in England & Wales was religious in 2018

Posted: Thu, 12 Aug 2021

The proportion of weddings conducted as religious ceremonies in England and Wales hit a record low in 2018, new figures have shown. Read More »

Give couples greater freedom over where they marry, says NSS

Posted: Fri, 22 Jan 2021

The NSS has welcomed proposals for comprehensive reform of wedding law in England and Wales in response to a consultation. Read More »

NSS welcomes plan to give couples more freedom over where they marry

Posted: Thu, 03 Sep 2020

The NSS has welcomed Law Commission proposals for comprehensive reform of England and Wales's wedding laws. Read More »

Marriage law in England & Wales is discriminatory, High Court rules

Posted: Fri, 31 Jul 2020

The High Court has ruled that marriage law in England and Wales gives rise to discrimination on religion and belief grounds. Read More »

Success: government won’t extend same-sex marriage exemptions in NI

Posted: Fri, 17 Jul 2020

The government has confirmed businesses won't be able to refuse services for same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland after NSS lobbying. Read More »

Just 22% of marriages in England & Wales were religious in 2017

Posted: Tue, 14 Apr 2020

The proportion of marriages which are conducted as religious ceremonies has hit a historic low in England and Wales. Read More »

Don’t extend exemptions on same-sex marriage in NI, NSS warns

Posted: Thu, 05 Mar 2020

The NSS has warned that allowing providers of wedding services to opt out of serving same-sex couples would undermine equality law. Read More »

Islamic marriage invalid under English law, court rules

Posted: Thu, 20 Feb 2020

A ruling that a Muslim 'marriage' was void rather than a non-marriage has been overturned at the Court of Appeal. Read More »

NSS: don’t let religious groups discriminate on civil partnerships

Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019

The NSS has warned against allowing religious groups to host opposite-sex civil partnerships while opting out of hosting same-sex ones. Read More »

Government to crack down on illegal and failing independent schools

Posted: Tue, 12 Feb 2019

The NSS has welcomed government plans to promote integration by legislating against unregistered and failing independent schools. Read More »

Bishop helps scupper amendment to let CoE allow same-sex marriage

Posted: Thu, 07 Feb 2019

An amendment that would make it easier for the C of E to allow same-sex marriage has been withdrawn amid opposition from a bishop. Read More »

NSS backs call for review of role of sharia ‘courts’ in divorce

Posted: Tue, 14 Aug 2018

The NSS has backed calls for the government to withdraw divorce guidance which encourages women to turn to religious 'courts'. Read More »

High Court rules Muslim ‘marriage’ void rather than non-marriage

Posted: Tue, 07 Aug 2018

A woman who had a Muslim 'marriage' ceremony but not a civil one is entitled to a decree of nullity which rules her marriage void. Read More »

NSS renews call for marriage reform after civil partnerships ruling

Posted: Thu, 28 Jun 2018

The NSS has renewed its call for reform of England and Wales's marriage laws after a Supreme Court ruling on civil partnerships. Read More »

Thousands march for marriage equality in NI

Posted: Mon, 04 Jun 2018

Thousands of people attended two marches to call for marriage equality for same-sex couples in Northern Ireland on Saturday. Read More »

NSS: legal reform needed to tackle marriage provision inequalities

Posted: Fri, 01 Jun 2018

It is much harder to have a same-sex or non-religious wedding than a religious one in England and Wales, NSS research has revealed. Read More »

High Court rules against sharia-only divorce claim

Posted: Thu, 23 Feb 2017

The Family Division of the High Court has ruled against a man who claimed his marriage could only be dissolved under sharia, and that his wife must travel to Pakistan for a divorce. Read More »

Muslim women fight to change misogynistic Islamic divorce law in India

Posted: Wed, 13 Apr 2016

Muslim women in India are campaigning to ban 'triple talaq', the legally-recognised way in which a Muslim man can unilaterally divorce his wife, and they have taken their case to India's Supreme Court. Read More »

Call for Muslim women to be better informed about legal rights relating to marriage and divorce

Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2016

A report from the Muslim Women's Network (MWNUK) has called for greater efforts to promote women's legal rights, warning that some Muslim men are using marriage and divorce as a "psychological tool against women". Read More »

Sikh Federation UK refuses to condemn “thugs” who forcibly stopped an interfaith marriage

Posted: Wed, 12 Aug 2015

Sikh Federation UK, the "leading" Sikh lobbying organisation, has refused to condemn the actions of a group of men who disrupted an interfaith wedding. Read More »