The Scottish Authorities has been urged to think about elevating the authorized age at which individuals can marry or danger changing into "out of step" with the remainder of the UK on the difficulty.
Scots can at the moment get married at 16 with out the necessity for parental consent.
However the observe has led to England and Wales after a brand new legislation took impact in April which raised the authorized age to 18.
A current public session in Northern Eire additionally discovered widespread public assist for such a transfer.
Labour MSP Monica Lennon wrote to the Scottish Authorities final July to ask if Scotland may observe go well with and was informed ministers would wish to "receive extra data on this difficulty".
She has now made a recent name for a public session to be launched on the topic.
"Scotland dangers changing into out of step on this difficulty with individuals beneath 18 nonetheless having the ability to marry," Lennon informed the File.
"After I spoke to campaigners on this there was a sense Scotland was behind on this world motion.
"I definitely assume it's one thing the federal government ought to take into account doing. We have to have a nationwide dialog about it. It is not nearly being out of step with the remainder of the UK but additionally throughout Europe."
Charities together with Barnardo's pushed for the wedding to be raised to 18 in England and Wales. Beforehand, 16 and 17 yr olds south of the Border may solely marry if their mother and father agreed.
Campaigners argued that parental consent usually amounted to coercion and led to teenage ladies being married off to older males who that they had by no means met.
Scots aged 16 can vote in Holyrood elections, be a part of the Military and signal authorized contracts regardless of not being sufficiently old to buy alcohol or gamble.
In a written response to Lennon final yr, group security minister Ash Denham mentioned: "The Scottish Authorities is conscious that points are being raised on the minimal age to enter a wedding or civil partnership and that a Non-public Member’s Invoice has been lodged at Westminster to extend the minimal age in England and Wales.
"The Scottish Authorities will receive extra data on this difficulty and talk about the minimal age with key stakeholders.
"Earlier than any steps have been taken to lift the minimal age for coming into a wedding or civil partnership in Scotland, there would should be a full public session.
"If the member has any factors she want to talk about on the minimal age, I might be comfortable to fulfill her."
Requested by the File if there was any replace on the difficulty, a Scottish Authorities spokesman mentioned: "We take very severely any issues 16-and-17-year-olds may have extra safety - however any adjustments to the minimal age for marriage would should be rigorously thought of."
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