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Rights Groups Warn Child Marriage ‘Thriving in UK’ Due to Legal Loophole 05 May 2021

Rights Groups Warn Child Marriage ‘Thriving in UK’ Due to Legal Loophole

A legal loophole that allows 16- and 17-year-olds in England and Wales to marry with parental consent is being exploited and used to coerce young people into child marriage, campaigners warned.