Monday 17th October 2005
The ´Civil Partnership Act´ came into force on 5 December 2005. The Act allows for adults of the same sex to enter into a legally binding civil partnership. Couples who form a civil partnership will have a new legal status, that of ´civil partner´. The UKPS will accept civil partnership certificates as documentary evidence of a change of name.
For more information on the Civil Partnership Act you can visit the General Register Office web site at: www.gro.gov.uk (new window)
