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20.—(1) A superintendent registrar may obtain from the persons mentioned in paragraph (2), information relating to persons seeking to convert a civil partnership for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (3).
(2) The persons from whom information may be obtained are—
(a)the superintendent registrar of any registration district in England and Wales;
(b)any registration authority;
(c)the Registrar General.
(3) The purposes for which information may be obtained are—
(a)to verify the formation and existence of the civil partnership;
(b)to verify any of the information and evidence provided by the civil partners.
(4) A superintendent registrar may interview each of the persons seeking to convert a civil partnership into a marriage individually.
(5) Nothing in this regulation limits any other power under which information may be disclosed or obtained.
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