The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill has passed its third House of Lords reading with an amendment committing the government to reviewing survivors' pensions for same sex married couples and civil partners.
The bill originally attracted criticism from human rights and equality organisations because it will allow occupational pension schemes to restrict same sex married couples' and civil partners' sur...
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