Scottish Government

ISBN 978 1 78045 898 4 (Web publication only)
ISSN 2045-6964
DPPAS 13090

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

1 Introduction
Background to the consultation
Initial views of the Scottish Government
The consultation questions

2 The consultation process
Overview of the consultation process
Types of responses received
Approach to the analysis

3 Setting the analysis in context
Who were the respondents?
Understanding of the current system and the proposals
Issues with the consultation process
Preliminary observations

4 Views on the proposed introduction of religious civil partnership
Reasons for opposing the proposed introduction of religious civil partnership
Reasons for supporting the proposed introduction of religious civil partnership

5 Other views relating to religious civil partnership

6 Views on the proposed introduction of same sex marriage
Reasons for opposing same sex marriage
Reasons for supporting same sex marriage

7 Other views relating to same sex marriage

8 Further comments
Potential implications of the proposals for transgender people
Possible transitional arrangements
Recognition of Scottish same sex marriages elsewhere
Potential financial implications
Potential equality implications
Other comments

9 Summary conclusions

ANNEXES

Annex A - Consultation form

Annex B - Organisations sent consultation paper

Annex C - Groups Scottish Government met with during the consultation period

Annex D - Examples of text from prepared letters and postcards

Annex E - List of group respondents

Annex F - Main question responses, overall and by area

Annex G - General correspondence - summary of views

TABLES/FIGURES

Table 1 - Details of main non-standard responses and their content
Table 2 - Number of responses received by response type
Figure 1 - Responses by organisation(s) promoting responses

Table 3 - Group responses by type of organisation
Figure 2 - Respondents by area of residence

Table 4 - Question 1 by area of residence of respondents
Table 5 - Question 1 by type of response

Table 6 - Responses to Question 2
Table 7 - Responses to Questions 3 and 4
Table 8 - Responses to Question 5
Table 9 - Responses to Questions 6 and 7
Table 10 - Response to Question 8
Table 11 - Option preferred by view on introduction of religious civil partnership
Table 12 - Response to Question 9

Table 13 - Question 10 by area of residence of respondents
Table 14 - Question 10 by type of response

Table 15 - Responses to Questions 11 (including 5/11) and 14
Table 16 - Responses to Questions 12 and 13
Table 17 - Responses to Questions 15 and 16
Table 18 - Response to Question 17
Table 19 - Option preferred by view on the introduction of same sex marriage
Table 20 - Response to Question 18
Table 21 - Response to Question 19