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Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) (No.2) Bill

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 (Commons)

The story so farThe Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) (No.2) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 6 October 2020 by Mrs Pauline Latham (Conservative). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. 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 Commons 6 Oct 2020
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

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