The government has received the backing from MPs' for its Civil Partnership Bill, with junior Scottish minister, Anne McGuire announcing late on Tuesday that same-sex couple's in future will be able to benefit from deceased partners' public service pensions.
The Bill was approved by MPs at its second reading, by 426 votes to 49 and will go to committee stage for consideration. McGuire says that changes will come through regulations to be introduced following Royal Assent to the Bill, adding no need to ‘amend this Bill’. McGuire says: "The regulations will provide equality as they will allow registered same sex partners to accrue survivor pensions in public services schemes from 1988." The Civil Partnership Bill provides same sex couples with the ability to obtain new pension rights, similar to those shared by married couples, for example...
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