In a guest post, Professor Russell Sandberg looks at the ongoing Government consultation on wedding law reform

The Government Consultation on wedding law reform is currently open.  As argued in my book and by the Law Commission, the Government is proposing a move from a law that largely regulates buildings to one that regulates officiants.

This is welcome and is badly needed because the law in England and Wales has not kept up to date with how people marry. It excludes many religious ceremonies that take place outside a registered place of worship as well as ceremonies conducted by belief organisations such as Humanists UK and independent celebrants. Continue reading →