Petitions/Allow other religions to solemnise weddings
StatusClosed
Opened20 Dec 2024
Closes20 Jun 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Change the law so that any faith leader registered as such, has the right to conduct weddings equal to Anglican, Quaker and Jewish leaders.

We think the current rules regarding weddings are outdated and favour Anglican, Quaker and Jewish leaders over other religions or faiths, giving greater religious power to clergy from 3 faith groups over any other. We think that legal bias needs to end. We believe a lot of the population feel let down by the rules some Churches have that say they cannot have a religious wedding. Other faith leaders may be willing to conduct the wedding for same-sex or mixed faith couples.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

Kirith Entwistle
1Kirith Entwistle MP
Bolton North East
2
Yasmin Qureshi
2Yasmin Qureshi MP
Bolton South and Walkden
2
Jerome Mayhew
3Jerome Mayhew MP
Broadland and Fakenham
1
Marie Goldman
4Marie Goldman MP
Chelmsford
1
Baggy Shanker
5Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1
Charlotte Cane
6Charlotte Cane MP
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
1
Feryal Clark
7Feryal Clark MP
Enfield North
1
Steve Race
8Steve Race MP
Exeter
1
Matt Bishop
9Matt Bishop MP
Forest of Dean
1
Jesse Norman
10Jesse Norman MP
Hereford and South Herefordshire
1
Allow other religions to solemnise weddings — Petitions