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Offence of forced marriage: England and Wales
Legislation on Forced Marriage
The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 makes it a criminal offence to force someone to marry This includes:
"121 Offence of forced marriage: England and Wales
(1)A person commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if he or she—
(a)uses violence, threats or any other form of coercion for the purpose of causing another person to enter into a marriage, and
(b)believes, or ought reasonably to believe, that the conduct may cause the other person to enter into the marriage without free and full consent.
(2)In relation to a victim who lacks capacity to consent to marriage, the offence under subsection (1) is capable of being committed by any conduct carried out for the purpose of causing the victim to enter into a marriage (whether or not the conduct amounts to violence, threats or any other form coercion).
(3)A person commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if he or she—
(a)practises any form of deception with the intention of causing another person to leave the United Kingdom, and
(b)intends the other person to be subjected to conduct outside the United Kingdom that is an offence under subsection (1) or would be an offence under that subsection if the victim were in England or Wales.
(4)“Marriage” means any religious or civil ceremony of marriage (whether or not legally binding)."
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/12/part/10/enacted
Forced marriage
Contact the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) if you’re trying to stop a forced marriage or you need help leaving a marriage you’ve been forced into.
www.gov.uk/stop-forced-marriage
Legislation on Forced Marriage
The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 makes it a criminal offence to force someone to marry This includes:
- Taking someone overseas to force them to marry (whether or not the forced marriage takes place)
- Marrying someone who lacks the mental capacity to consent to the marriage (whether they’re pressured to or not)
- Breaching a Forced Marriage Protection Order is also a criminal offence
- The civil remedy of obtaining a Forced Marriage Protection Order through the family courts will continue to exist alongside the new criminal offence, so victims can choose how they wish to be assisted
- Details of the new law can be found on the Legislation website
"121 Offence of forced marriage: England and Wales
(1)A person commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if he or she—
(a)uses violence, threats or any other form of coercion for the purpose of causing another person to enter into a marriage, and
(b)believes, or ought reasonably to believe, that the conduct may cause the other person to enter into the marriage without free and full consent.
(2)In relation to a victim who lacks capacity to consent to marriage, the offence under subsection (1) is capable of being committed by any conduct carried out for the purpose of causing the victim to enter into a marriage (whether or not the conduct amounts to violence, threats or any other form coercion).
(3)A person commits an offence under the law of England and Wales if he or she—
(a)practises any form of deception with the intention of causing another person to leave the United Kingdom, and
(b)intends the other person to be subjected to conduct outside the United Kingdom that is an offence under subsection (1) or would be an offence under that subsection if the victim were in England or Wales.
(4)“Marriage” means any religious or civil ceremony of marriage (whether or not legally binding)."
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/12/part/10/enacted
Forced marriage
Contact the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) if you’re trying to stop a forced marriage or you need help leaving a marriage you’ve been forced into.
www.gov.uk/stop-forced-marriage