A heterosexual couple was refused a civil partnership at London's Camden Register Office on Dec. 8. The registrar cited the legal ban on opposite-sex civil partnerships as the reason for the refusal.

Did you enter into a civil partnership abroad? Then you can still apply for a civil partnership certificate at a German registry office. You will need to have your civil partnership certified once.

The minimum age of marriage and civil partnership is to be raised to 18 under new Northern Ireland Assembly legislation.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Annual LGBT Equality Parade in Warsaw WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland moved a step closer to legalising civil partnerships with the ...