Implementation of equal marriage legislation
The first same sex marriages took place on 29 March 2014. This follows the passing of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
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The first same sex marriages took place on 29 March 2014. This follows the passing of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.

The National Statistician’s recommendation on ‘The census and future provision of population statistics in England and Wales’ was published on 27 March 2014.
In March 2014, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published guidance on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
‘People in prison: Gypsies, Romany and Travellers’ finds that people of Gypsy, Romany and Traveller backgrounds are significantly over-represented in English and Welsh prisons.

The World Youth Report 2013 was published by the United Nations in March 2014.