Petition Change minimum legal age of marriage in England and Wales to 18

It's actually so ridiculous that 16 year olds can get married at age 16 with parental permission.
Just don't think it's right.

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What did you do when you were 16 that you regret? Hopefully nothing that legally bound you!

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

21 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 21 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 21 July 2019
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