One year on: initial impact of the Forced Marriage Act 2007 (3rd December 2009)
A report reviewing the impact of the Act in its first year of operation.
The 2007 Act enables a number of family courts to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to prevent a forced marriage from occurring or to protect the victim and help remove them from a situation where a marriage has already taken place.
Forced marriage is not the same as an arranged marriage where both spouses can choose whether or not to accept the arrangement. In forced marriage, one or both spouses do not, or cannot consent to the marriage and duress is involved.
Report
A report reviewing the impact of the Act in its first year of operation.
The 2007 Act enables a number of family courts to make a Forced Marriage Protection Order to prevent a forced marriage from occurring or to protect the victim and help remove them from a situation where a marriage has already taken place.
Forced marriage is not the same as an arranged marriage where both spouses can choose whether or not to accept the arrangement. In forced marriage, one or both spouses do not, or cannot consent to the marriage and duress is involved.
Report
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