To ask Her Majesty's Government how many religious denominations which had no registered places of worship for the purpose of solemnising opposite-sex marriages prior to 2013 have registered such places of worship since 2013; and to list those denominations and places by the date of their first registration.
Answered on
28 September 2020
Five denominations, which had no places of worship registered for the purpose of solemnizing marriages prior to 2013, have since registered. They are:
Denomination | Place | Date of Registration |
Hillsong Church | Newcastle Upon Tyne | 30/09/2013 |
Scientologist | London | 18/12/2013 |
Universal Truth | Surrey | 01/06/2014 |
Glorious Church | Milton Keynes | 25/06/2014 |
Indian Orthodox | Bristol | 31/05/2016 |
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