A Bill to revoke parental or judicial consent which permits the marriage or civil partnership of a child and to criminalise child marriage or civil partnership under the age of 18; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
5 May 2021
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This bill would stop anyone under 18 from marrying or forming a civil partnership by removing parental or court consent. It would make marriages or civil partnerships for someone under 18 illegal and create offences for those who arrange or take part in such unions. In short, people would need to be 18 before they can marry or form a civil partnership.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the Lords. Its first reading took place on 27 January 2020, and no further progress data is provided here.
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27 Jan 2020
First reading took place on 27 January. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2019-2021 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
