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Stop the UK from recognising child marriage conducted abroad as legal.

Submitted on Tuesday 11th October 2016

Published on Friday 14th October 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 14th April 2017

Signatures: 146

Tagged with

Child ~ Children ~ Marriage ~ UK

Petition Action

Stop the UK from recognising child marriage conducted abroad as legal.

Petition Details

The UK recognises child marriage provided they were conducted "legally" abroad & also for benefit purposes.
It is illegal to marry under 18 yrs of age in the UK (16 years with parental consent) & these child marriages should not be recognised by the UK in any form. The adult should be prosecuted.

Additional Information

Today Save the Children estimated that a girl marries under the age of 15 years every 7 second seconds within the world.
In recognising the child marriages of immigrants to the UK (including for benefit purposes) we do nothing to stop this child abuse.


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