Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill is a Private Members Bill advocated for by former Conservative Home Secretary Sajid Javid.[1][2] The bill is sponsored by fellow Conservative MP Pauline Latham.[3][4]

Background

The proposed bill will criminalise child marriage, which is prevalent in the UK particularly in British Asian communities.[5] The age of marriage will be raised from 16 to 18.[6] Data from The Observer shows that 2,377 contacts were made about child marriage to the UK’s national forced marriage helpline.[7]

The law is supported by children's charities Girls Not Brides and Barnardo's.[8]

The bill is co-sponsored by Labour MP and Chair of the International Development Select Committee Sarah Champion.[9]

References
  1. Hymas, Charles (2021-06-11). "Minimum legal age for marriage to be raised to 18 as forcing 16-year-olds to wed is 'child abuse'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. "Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) (No.2) Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament". bills.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  3. "MP Pauline Latham's bid to criminalise child marriage under 18". BBC News. 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  4. Mann, Tanveer (2018-09-06). "Minimum age for marriage in UK should be raised to 18, MP says". Metro. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  5. "'No parent who loves their child would force a 16-year-old to marry', says emotional caller". LBC. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  6. "Under-18 marriages 'thriving' in UK and should be banned, say charities". BBC News. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  7. "Child, Early and Forced Marriage". dx.doi.org. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  8. "Back bill to ban marriage for under-18s in England and Wales, MPs urged". the Guardian. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  9. "Sarah Champion and Pauline Latham: We must end child marriages in the UK". Politics Home. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2021-06-17.


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