https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/1792 A Bill to raise the minimum age of consent to marriage or civil partnership to eighteen; create an offence of causing a person under the age of eighteen to enter into a marriage or civil partnership; and for connected purposes. Copyright 2026, Houses of Parliament Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:49:45 +0100 https://bills-api.parliament.uk/Rss/bills/1792 Wed, 25 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/1792 https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/1792 Sitting Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: House of Lords 1st reading Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z 1st reading https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/1792 https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/1792 Sitting Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: House of Lords 2nd reading Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z 2nd reading https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/1792 https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/1792 Sitting Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: House of Lords Order of Commitment discharged Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z Order of Commitment discharged https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/1792 https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/1792 Sitting Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: House of Lords 3rd reading Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z 3rd reading https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2016-2017/0017/lbill_2016-20170017_en_1.htm https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2016-2017/0017/lbill_2016-20170017_en_1.htm Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 17 (as introduced) Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2016-2017/0017/17017.pdf https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2016-2017/0017/17017.pdf Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 17 (as introduced) Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/LIF-2016-0056 http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/LIF-2016-0056 Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-05-25/debates/16052530000469/MarriageAndCivilPartnership(MinimumAge)Bill(HL) https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-05-25/debates/16052530000469/MarriageAndCivilPartnership(MinimumAge)Bill(HL) Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: 1st reading (Hansard) Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z 1st reading https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/minutes/160526/ldordpap.htm https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/minutes/160526/ldordpap.htm Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: 1st reading (Minutes of Proceedings) Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z 1st reading https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2016-10-21/debates/CBC523D9-2F79-4D54-9CAB-28B36D700901/MarriageAndCivilPartnership(MinimumAge)Bill(HL) https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2016-10-21/debates/CBC523D9-2F79-4D54-9CAB-28B36D700901/MarriageAndCivilPartnership(MinimumAge)Bill(HL) Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: 2nd reading (Hansard) Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z 2nd reading https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/minutes/161024/ldordpap.htm https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/minutes/161024/ldordpap.htm Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: 2nd reading (Minutes of Proceedings) Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z 2nd reading https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2016-12-13/debates/4E5A253E-0F10-404E-95DD-6B897B81D7AB/MarriageAndCivilPartnership(MinimumAge)Bill(HL) https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2016-12-13/debates/4E5A253E-0F10-404E-95DD-6B897B81D7AB/MarriageAndCivilPartnership(MinimumAge)Bill(HL) Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: Order of Commitment discharged (Hansard) Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z Order of Commitment discharged https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/minutes/161214/ldordpap.htm https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/minutes/161214/ldordpap.htm Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: Order of Commitment discharged (Minutes of Proceedings) Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z Order of Commitment discharged https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-12-20/debates/7622B8FC-95E1-44EC-9EFE-604DAC16BF92/MarriageAndCivilPartnership(MinimumAge)Bill(HL) https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2016-12-20/debates/7622B8FC-95E1-44EC-9EFE-604DAC16BF92/MarriageAndCivilPartnership(MinimumAge)Bill(HL) Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: 3rd reading (Hansard) Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z 3rd reading https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/minutes/161221/ldordpap.htm#minproc https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/minutes/161221/ldordpap.htm#minproc Publication Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: 3rd reading (Minutes of Proceedings) Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:05:33 Z 3rd reading