10.—(1) A person is a “partner” of another person if—
(a)the person is—
(i)married to, or the civil partner of, the other person, and
(ii)a member of the same household as the other person, or
(b)the person is living together with the other person as if they were a married couple or civil partners.
(2) Despite paragraph (1), a person is not a partner of another person if either person is—
(a)under 16 years of age,
(b)serving a sentence of imprisonment, or
(c)remaining with a third person in a pre-existing relationship of a kind mentioned in paragraph (1).
[F1(3) A person is not a member of the same household as, or living together with, another person if—
(a)the person is absent, and
(b)the absence exceeds, or is expected to exceed, 6 months.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 10(3) inserted (30.3.2023) by The Childcare and Inspection of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Fees) (Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/276), regs. 1(2), 12
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 10 in force at 1.12.2022, see reg. 1(b)