Petition Change legal age of marriage back to 16

I want you to change to legal age of marriage back again because I don’t see why it is legal to have sex but not get married. We believe you should be able to get married from the age of 16.

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We think people should be able to get married at 16, if they can consent to sex then they should be able to commit to marriage.

This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

15 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 15 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 30 May 2024
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