Open date: 12 December 2007
Close date: 14 March 2008
Responses published: 13 November 2008
The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 enables applications by a relevant third party on behalf of a victim of forced marriage. This consultation asked for responses on what need there is for relevant third parties, who should act, and what safeguards might be needed.
Consultation paper
- Consultation paper [PDF 0.77mb, 32 pages]
- Questionnaire [Word 0.04mb, 2 pages]
- Welsh version of the consultation paper [PDF 0.42mb, 32 pages]
Responses
There were 55 responses to the consultation from a wide range of respondents.
After careful consideration of all the responses, we have decided that local authorities should be able to act as relevant third parties for both adults and children. This change will come into effect once the necessary safeguards, as identified by respondents, have been put in place.
However, we will also look to pilot a scheme with a local Independent Domestic Violence Adviser as a relevant third party, in view of the importance of the voluntary sector in supporting victims of domestic violence. If this proves successful, we would look at extending the relevant third party provisions more widely across Independent Domestic Violence Advisers as well as other voluntary sector organisations.
- Response to consultation [PDF 0.28mb, 56 pages]
Contact details
Louis Akinlude
Ministry of Justice
Family Relationships Branch 2
Post Point 4.17
4th Floor Selborne House
54-60 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QW
Tel: 020 7210 8320
Fax: 020 7210 8681
Email