Equality and diversity characteristics (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)

Marriage and Civil Partnerships

  • The Civil Partnership Act 2004 enabled same-sex couples in England and Wales to obtain legal recognition of their relationship by registering as civil partners of each other. The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 allowed same-sex couples in England and Wales to marry from 29 March 2014. It also has a number of related provisions, including the opportunity for those in a civil partnership to convert that relationship to a marriage if they choose to do so.
  • The number of marriage registrations in South Tyneside varies from year to year. However, generally there are between 450 and 500 couples who give notice of marriage every year.
  • In 2015 there were 449 marriages in South Tyneside.  438 were opposite sex couples and 11 same sex couples.
  • Between 2008 and 2014 there were 52 civil partnerships in South Tyneside, there were no civil partnerships in 2015 or 2016.
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