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Bill allowing mixed sex couples to enter a civil partnership introduced to Scottish Parliament
Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill introduced by Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People Shirley-Anne Somerville on 30 September 2019 -
https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/112997.aspx
Here’s also the press release about the bill -
https://news.gov.scot/news/civil-partnership-bill-introduced
The Bill received Royal Assent yesterday - the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 is available from legislation.gov.uk and background documents to the Bill are published on gov.scot