[arista]

[Minimum legal age for marriage could be raised
to 18 in England and Wales as ex-chancellor Sajid Javid
says forcing 16-year-olds to wed is 'child abuse
Sajid Javid put forward legislation for minimum age
to be married be raised to 18
Currently young adults aged 16 can get married with
the consent of their parents
Mr Javid said he had looked into changing the law
when he was Home Secretary]


[It's clear that we must legislate to close
this loophole so that vulnerable children
cannot be pushed into such serious and
life-changing commitments before they are ready.'
Mr Javid, who is of Pakistani heritage,
said he had looked into changing the law
when he was home secretary in
Theresa May's government having
seen examples of the practice in
his own community.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rriage-18.html