New legislation under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 makes forcing someone to marry (or enter into a civil partnership) a criminal offence, whether here or abroad.
Forced marriage occurs when a young person is forced into a marriage that they do not want with someone they have not chosen, following coercion, intimidation, threats and possibly physical and sexual abuse. It is very different from an arranged marriage, where both young people can make the decision to accept or decline the partner chosen for them by their parents.
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