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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aine Fox

Legal age rises to 18 in England and Wales as figures reveal scale of child marriage

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A new law raising the legal age of marriage to 18 has been hailed as a “huge victory for survivors”.

From Monday, 16 and 17-year-olds can no longer wed or enter a civil partnership in England or Wales – even with parental consent – in an effort to better protect children from forced marriage.

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