945.The Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 requires employers to insure against their liability for personal injury to their employees. Insurance is not required however where the employee is a specified relation of the employer. Paragraph 33 extends this list of relations in section 2(2)(a) of the Act to include a civil partner of the employee.
Commentary on Sections Schedule 27 - Minor and consequential amendments Paragraph 33 - The Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 (c.57)