67.Section 15 requires the Secretary of State to arrange for a review to be carried out on the operation and future of the Civil Partnership Act in England and Wales. The review must begin as soon as practicable and must include a full public consultation. A report on the outcome of the review must be published.
68.Subsection (2) provides that the review can look at other matters relating to civil partnerships.
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