The minimum age you can legally get married will be raised to 18 in England and Wales when new proposed laws come into force.
The change from 16 to 18 is being made in an effort to crack down on child brides being forced into marriage. The current law in both England and Wales states that teenagers aged 16 and 17 are allowed to get married if they have consent from a parent.
However, campaigners have warned that this loophole can be used to force people under 18 into marriage. Pauline Latham, the Conservative MP for Mid Derbyshire, has proposed the new changes.
Ms Latham said the new laws will mean that adults who help to facilitate forced marriages would face up to seven years in jail, and will be slapped with a fine.
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