Publication - Consultation paper
Youngest age for getting married - changes to the law: consultation - easy read version
Easy read version of family law consultation about raising the youngest age that you can get married.
Closed
This consultation closed 21 April 2026.
View this consultation on consult.gov.scot, including responses once published.
What we could do
We could make a new Bill to make these changes happen.
A Bill is a plan for new laws.
Members of the Scottish Parliament discuss them to decide if they should become law.
The Bill would set out the changes we may want to happen in law.