B. Positive aspects
3. The Committee welcomes the following legislative and institutional steps taken by the State party:
(f) Adoption of the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act, on 17 July 2013;
Link to full text of the report: Concluding Observations-CCPR-UK-2015-eng
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