Child marriage illegal in the UK

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Fantastic! I hadn't actually realised this was happening. Major high five to everyone involved with this, particularly Pauline Latham MP whose bill it was.

It already seems really odd that 16 year old could get married in the UK. What an anomaly.

I think this is an excellent step forward. It takes the responsibility away from the child being coerced. 16 year olds can be very reluctant to accuse their parents of something they can be imprisoned for.
www.gov.uk/government/news/legal-age-of-marriage-in-england-and-wales-rises-to-18#:~:text=It%20is%20now%20an%20offence,the%20parties%20and%20their%20families.

It is now an offence to cause a child under the age of 18 to enter a marriage in any circumstances, without the need to prove that a form of coercion was used. This includes non-legally binding ‘traditional’ ceremonies which would still be viewed as marriages by the parties and their families.