1 December 2021 - The Rights of Cohabiting Partners - Oral evidence

Evidence session: Legal rights of cohabiting partners

The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee is to hold the third evidence session of its inquiry into The Rights of Cohabiting Partners. In this session, the Committee will hear from family barristers, examining the practical challenges of reforming cohabitation law. The session will also consider concerns about extending legal rights to cohabiting partners.   

Likely areas of questioning  

Topics are likely to include how far legal rights and responsibilities should be granted to cohabitating partners, especially those with children, as well as how to best ensure cohabitants can opt-out of a new law should they choose. The session will also look at the challenges of defining a cohabiting relationship, and associated qualifying criteria.