Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Allow both members of all same-sex female couples to be on the birth certificate
Closed
6,484 signatures
What the petition asks
Same-sex female couples currently aren’t allowed to both be on the birth certificate if they’re not married or civil partnered unless the child is conceived inside a clinic.
I want the government to allow same sex couples to both be on the birth certificate if a child was conceived during a home donor.
Allow both parents of a same sex couple to be on the birth certificate of a child that was conceived outside of a clinic using an unknown donor. It isn’t fair for same sex couples to have to be married or civil partnered first to allow them on the birth certificate but a male is automatically allowed to be a named parent whether they’re part of that child’s life or not. We are not treated as equal.
Allow both parents of a same sex couple to be on the birth certificate of a child that was conceived outside of a clinic using an unknown donor. It isn’t fair for same sex couples to have to be married or civil partnered first to allow them on the birth certificate but a male is automatically allowed to be a named parent whether they’re part of that child’s life or not. We are not treated as equal.
Timeline
| 16 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 May 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
6,484
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
16 Nov 2020
Closed
16 May 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.