These regulations are designed to stop sham marriages/civil partnerships and are basically a good idea but do they go far enough? There is still an exemption on religious grounds regarding photographs and what must be shown on a photograph of an intended which, of course, will create problems when a niqab or burka is worn for religious reasons.
The Referral of Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships Regulations 2015: referral to Sec of State to stop shams http://ow.ly/IAVB5
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=ebf3347c8330e5dbff1ffd8ea&id=f96dd33d84&e=a82b5110d0
