Civil Partnerships Act 2011

One or both parties to a civil partnership may apply to the registrar to terminate the partnership (a termination application).

The termination application must be in the approved form and accompanied by—

a statutory declaration by the applicant or, if more than 1 applicant, each of the applicants stating that the person making the declaration wishes to terminate the civil partnership; and

any fee prescribed by regulation; and

any other document prescribed by regulation.

If the termination application is made by 1, but not both, of the parties to the civil partnership, the application must also be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the applicant stating—

that the other party to the partnership has been served under section 16; and

the method by which service was effected under section 16.