Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill

Key Points

• Sets 18 as the new minimum age for marriage and civil partnerships.
• Applies to all marriages and civil partnerships within its scope.
• Aims to protect young people from being pressured into marriage or civil partnership.
• Includes connected provisions that accompany the main change.
• Originated in the House of Commons and is currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons.

Progress

The bill had its first reading in September 2018 and is now at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; no further stages have occurred yet.