Written Statement·Lords·Ministry of Justice·HLWS572

Commencement of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022

27 February 2023

Statement

'Today the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 comes into force.The Act makes two key changes:It raises the legal age of marriage and civil partnership to 18 in England and Wales. This means that 16-17-year-olds are no longer able to mar...