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Law passed to allow mixed sex couples in Scotland to enter into civil partnerships

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dailyrecord.co.uk

Mixed sex couples in Scotland will be allowed to enter into civil partnerships "as soon as possible" after a new law was passed at the Scottish Parliament.

Cabinet secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville made the pledge as Holyrood passed legislation making the change. While both same sex and mixed sex couples can get married, in Scotland only same sex couples can choose to enter into a civil partnership.

But after ministers consulted on this issue 2018, Somerville said it was clear changing the law and "extending civil partnerships to mixed sex couples was going to be the right approach ".

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