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Young people aged 16 or 17 years can get married or have a civil partnership but only
with the permission of their parents or, if the young person has no parents, with the
permission of the Court.
People aged 18 years and over can get married or have a civil partnership without
permission.
Note: Before getting married or have a civil partnership, a Syrian person under the VPR
must provide evidence of his or her immigration status to the Registrar’s Office. See:
www.nidirect.gov.uk/immigration_status_statement.pdf
6.5.3 Leaving children alone at home
There is no clear legal age limit for leaving a child on their own in the UK, but it is an offence
- which can lead to prosecution - to leave children alone if it places them at risk.
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) advises that:
children under the age of about 12 are rarely mature enough to be left alone for a long
period of time;
children under the age of 16 should not be left alone overnight;
babies, toddlers and very young children should never be left alone.
For more information: www.nidirect.gov.uk/leaving-children-at-home-alone
6.5.4 Children’s human rights
Under the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child, all children have the
human rights set out below; these rights, although not directly enforceable in a UK court,
will be taken into account by courts when applying domestic laws:
the right to life, survival and development;
the right to have their views respected and to have their best interests considered at all
times;
the right to a name and nationality, freedom of expression and access to information
concerning them;
the right to live in a family environment or alternative care and to have contact with
both parents if possible;
health and welfare rights - including rights for disabled children - the right to health and
health care and social security;
the right to education, leisure, culture and the arts;
special protection for refugee children, children in the juvenile justice system, children
deprived of their liberty and children suffering economic, sexual or other forms of
exploitation.
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