United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 62075
Forced Marriage
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12 October 2022
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20 October 2022 · Answer
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20 October 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to (a) create an offence for Predatory Marriages, (b) ensure that no one who is showing insufficient mental capacity marries against their will or unknowingly, and (c) amend th
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12 October 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to (a) create an offence for Predatory Marriages, (b) ensure that no one who is showing insufficient mental capacity marries against their will or unknowingly, and (c) amend th
Source: Commons
20 October 2022
Answer
Under the current law, causing a person who lacks capacity to consent to a marriage is a criminal offence of forced marriage under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014, for which the maximum penalty is seven years imprisonment. In relatio...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-12/62075
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1521180
- uk · wq-1521180 · source updated 20 October 2022