Written Question·Home Office·UIN 98226
Polygamy
Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the number of polygamous marriages recognised for limited purposes under UK immigration or family law in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer
Mike TappAll marriages conducted within the UK must be monogamous under the Marriage Act 1949 and related legislation.In some countries, polygamous or polyandrous marriages are permitted under the law of the country in which the marriage took place. Under the UK’s...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 98226) →