Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, B36S4 or SB13-51, is a 2013 bill in Scottish Parliament which would recognize marriage between couples of the same-sex, allow for a civil partnership to be converted to a marriage, and allow either a marriage or a civil partnership to remain intact if one spouse legally changes genders.

The bill was introduced on June 26, 2013, by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing,

Timeline

 * 2013-06-26: Bill introduced
 * Text of the bill
 * Explanatory notes
 * Policy memorandum
 * Delegated powers memorandum
 * 2013-08-22: Evidence (testimony) accepted until this date
 * Call for evidence
 * 2013-08-30: Summary Paper released
 * 2013-09-03: Bill discussed in the Delegated Powers and Law Reform committee
 * Documents:
 * Agenda - #8 (consideration of approach to the bill at Stage 1--in private)
 * Minutes
 * Transcript (HTML version)
 * 2013-09-05: Bill discussed in the Equal Opportunities committee
 * Documents:
 * Agenda - #4 (Witness expenses), #6 (testimony, Sessions 1 and 2), #7 (consideration of approach to the bill at Stage 1--in private)
 * Minutes
 * Transcript (HTML version)
 * Session 1, written evidence:
 * Stonewall Scotland
 * LGBT Youth Scotland
 * The Equality Network
 * Scottish Transgender Alliance
 * Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
 * Session 2, written evidence:
 * Muslim Council of Scotland
 * Methodist Church in Britain
 * Scottish Catholic Parliamentary Office
 * Evangelical Alliance Scotland
 * 2013-09-10: Bill discussed in the Delegated Powers and Law Reform committee
 * Documents:
 * Agenda - #3 (testimony), #8 (consideration)
 * Minutes
 * Transcript (HTML version)
 * 2013-09-12: Bill discussed in the Equal Opportunities committee
 * Documents:
 * Agenda - #1 (Sessions 3 and 4)
 * Minutes
 * Transcript (HTML version)
 * Session 3, written evidence:
 * Church of Scotland
 * Scottish Council of Jewish Communities
 * Free Church of Scotland
 * Scotland for Marriage
 * Scottish Episcopal Church
 * Session 4, written evidence:
 * Scottish Youth Parliament
 * United Reformed Church
 * Humanist Society Scotland
 * 2013-09-19: Bill discussed in the Equal Opportunities committee
 * Documents:
 * Agenda - #1 (Sessions 5 and 6)
 * Minutes
 * Transcript (HTML version)
 * Session 5, written evidence:
 * The Equality and Human Rights Commission
 * Dr. Kelly Kollman
 * Karon Monaghan, QC
 * Aidan O'Neill, QC
 * Session 6, written evidence:
 * Professor John Curtice
 * 2013-09-26: Bill discussed in the Equal Opportunities committee
 * Documents:
 * Agenda
 * Minutes
 * Transcript
 * 2013-10-03: Bill discussed in the Equal Opportunities committee
 * Documents:
 * Agenda
 * Minutes
 * Transcript

Other links

 * Parliament page for the bill
 * Equal Opportunities committee
 * Delegated Powers and Law Reform committee