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No Fault Divorce Bill on its way

Bill will be introduced in the next session of Parliament

  • The Justice Secretary, David Gauke MP, has confirmed that the Government will introduce a no fault divorce Bill in the next session of Parliament, according  to reports in The Guardian and The Times today.

    This follows a consultation launched Autumn 2018 which according to Gauke was 

    "overwhelmingly in support which is why I remain as convinced as I have been for the need to reform this particular area".

    You can read The Guardian's full report here. We will report more when further detail becomes available.

News, published: 08/02/2019

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Published: 08/02/2019

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