Written question asked by Bishop of St Albans (Bishops (affiliation)) on Friday, 12 March 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 26 March 2021. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Friday, 26 March 2021 on behalf of the Home Office.
Forced Marriage
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 March (HL13499), how many cases were brought forward for (1) forcing someone to marry, and (2) breaching a forced marriage protection order, under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016, (d) 2017, (e) 2018, (f) 2019, and (g) 2020.
- Answer
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The number of offences forced marriage recorded by police forces in England Wales able to supply data to the Home Office can be found in the table. Data for the whole of 2020 is not yet available. This will include cases where an attempt to commit a forced marriage offence was thwarted as well as completed offences.
Table: Forced marriage offences, England and Wales*
Year
Number of offences
2015
44
2016
99
2017
76
2018
128
2019
131
*Excludes police forces: Kent, Wiltshire, Staffordshire, Humberside and Greater Manchester Police
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Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL14198
- Session
- 2019-21
- Related items
- Subjects
- Forced marriage Forced marriage protection orders
- Legislation
- Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2022-06-07 16:39:30 +0100
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