Petition Raise the age of marriage to 18.

The minimum age of marriage in most of the UK is 16 with parental permission, 16 in Scotland without permissions. This opens a loophole for forced marriages.

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/10/04/raise-marriage-age-18-stop-forced-nuptials-say-mps/amp/

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Date closed 6 November 2019
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