Consultation on the Draft Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill: Analysis of Written Responses
This report presents the findings of the independent analysis of responses to the Scottish Government's consultation on the draft Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill. The consultation ran from 12 December 2012 to 20 March 2013, and sought views on the detail of the legislation that will introduce same sex marriage, allow civil partnerships to be registered through religious or belief ceremonies and make other changes to marriage law.
Annex C - Group Respondents
Aberdeen Tfolk
Ab-Fab LGBT* Society
Amnesty International Scotland
ASLEF
Association of Registrars of Scotland (AROS)
Assynt and Stoer Parish Church of Scotland
Augustine United Church (URC)
Baptist Union of Scotland
BLOGS - Edinburgh University's LGBT+ Society
CARE for Scotland
Carnegie College Students Association
Catholic Bishops' Conference of Scotland
Catholic Education Commission
Catholic Head Teachers' Association of Scotland
Catholic Parliamentary Office
Catholic Truth
Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS)
Changing Attitude Scotland
Children in Scotland
Christian Institute (The)
Church of Scotland (The)
Cumnock Christian Fellowship
Dalkeith Baptist Church
Destiny Church
Drumchapel United Free Church
Duncan Street Baptist Church
East Ayrshire Council
East Lothian Council
Edinburgh College Students Association
Edinburgh University Students' Association
Educational Institute of Scotland
Ekklesia think-tank
Enigma Club
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Equality Network
Evangelical Alliance Scotland
Faculty of Advocates
Falkirk and District Evangelical Leaders Forum
Family Education Trust Fife Council Equalities Unit
Free Church of Scotland
Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), Public Questions, Religion & Morals Committee
Free Church Perth
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Gatehouse Community Church
Gay Men's Health
Gay Police Association Scotland
GCU LGBT Society
Glasgow Caledonian University Students' Association
Glasgow Central Mosque
Glasgow City Council
GMB SCOTLAND
Green Group in the Scottish Parliament
Heriot-Watt University Student Union
Highland Council (The)
HIV-AIDS Carers and Family Service Provider Scotland
Hope Christian Fellowship
Humanist Fellowship of Scotland
Humanist Society Scotland
Kelso Baptist Church
Kingdom Faith Churches UK
Kirk Session Cumbernauld:Condorrat Parish Church
Knights of St Columba
Law Society of Scotland
LGBT Group of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow (The)
LGBT Youth Scotland
LGBT+ Liberal Democrats
Liberal Party in Scotland
Lights, Cameras, Trans, Action!
Lochbroom and Coigach Free Church
Madly Gay
MADRASA TA'ALEEM UL ISLAM
Manchester Trans Ramblers
Maryburgh and Killearnan Free Church
Me & T Monthly
Metropolitan Community Church in Glasgow
Midlothian Council
MORF
Mothers' Union
Muslim Council of Scotland MCS
Muslim Welfare House
National Secular Society
North Ayrshire Council
NUS Scotland
One Spirit Interfaith Foundation
Our Lady Of Lourdes & St Bernadette's Catholic Church
Out for Independence
Pagan Federation (Scotland) (The)
Paisley Muslim Community Centre
Parental Involvement Working Group
Parents Enquiry Scotland
Perth Transgender Group
Peter Tatchell Foundation
Pillar
Pride Glasgow
Quaker General Meeting for Scotland (all Scottish Quakers)
respectme Scotland's anti-bullying service
River of Life Church (The)
Salvation Army (The)
Scotland for Marriage
Scottish Council of Jewish Communities
Scottish Episcopal Church, Faith and Order Board, General Synod of the
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance
Scottish Independent Celebrants' Association Scottish Trades Union Congress (The)
Scottish Transgender Alliance
Scottish Youth Parliament
Secular Scotland
South Edinburgh Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
South Lanarkshire Council
South Lanarkshire Muslim Welfare Society
St Bernadette's Catholic Parish
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Glasgow Vestry
St Michael Church Prayer Group
Stewarton John Knox Church of Scotland Kirk Session
Stirling Council
Stonewall Scotland
Strathaven Evangelical Church
Tron Church, Glasgow (The)
T'Northern Camp
Trans Media Watch
UNISON Scotland
United Free Church of Scotland, Church & Society Committee of
United Reformed Church, National Synod of Scotland (Church & Society Committee)
University of Edinburgh LGBT Staff Network
West Dunbartonshire Council
West Lothian Council Education Services
Zia-Ul-Quran Trust (Scotland Based)
Contact
Email: Alison Stout
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback