Civil partnerships - rights and responsibilities
Find out about changes in the law following the passing of the Civil Partnership Act on 5 December 2005. Two guides published by the government below are available to download from the files below.
Download - full guide to civil partnerships
Download a comprehensive guide to your rights published by the government from the PDF file below. The booklet contains information on:
- how to register a civil partnership
- overseas relationships
- parenting and adoption
- changes to benefit entitlement (social security, housing benefit, council tax benefit, tax credit, child support)
- pensions
- tax
- employment rights
- death of a civil partner
- tenancy rights
- ending of civil partnership
Download - short guide to civil partnerships
Download the shorter version of the government's guide to civil partnerships from the PDF file below:
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