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Bill · started in the Lords

Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]

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

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Lords)

The story so farThe Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 27 January 2020 by Baroness Hussein-Ece (Liberal Democrat). It is now at second reading in the House of Lords. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 27 Jan 2020
  2. 2nd reading Lords Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 5 May 2021.