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Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's already been raised in the UK I think (I don't think it was ever legal in Ireland under 18) the parental consent thing was weird as **** too, why is it OK if your parents say yes? 16 is either too young or it not

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022, which gained Royal Assent in April last year, has come into force today (27 February). It means that 16 and 17 year olds will no longer be allowed to marry or enter a civil partnership, even if they have parental consent.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/l...ntal%20consent.

Ahj I didn't know that - that's something at least.

I think an adult consent age of 18 is perhaps inevitable at this point then, as I suspect part of the reason it IS 16 is because the legal age for marriage was 16.