In this podcast, Dr Proudman, Naomi Wiseman and Payzee Malika will talk about how they lobbied and campaigned for years to get this law passed.
Until now, people have been able to get married from the age of 16 with parental consent, which campaigners have warned leaves girls in particular at risk of being coerced into forced marriages. The law makes it an offence to marry a child, and applies to both registered marriages and unregistered ceremonial events.
Raising The Legal Age Of Marriage In The UK - WomenNOW