Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007

Summary

This Act makes forced marriage illegal and gives courts the power to stop it. It allows judges to issue court orders protecting people from being pressured into marriage by family or others, and provides legal consequences for those who try to force someone to marry.

A vote to support means

—Supporting this Act means protecting people from being forced into marriage against their will. It gives courts the power to issue protection orders that stop people from pressuring others to marry, and it makes forced marriage a serious legal matter that authorities can act on.

A vote to oppose means

—Some people worry the Act might interfere with cultural or religious traditions around arranged marriages. Others have concerns about how the law defines 'forced' versus marriages that are arranged with consent, or worry it could be used unfairly in family disputes.

Cast Your Vote

People's Vote1 votes

100% Support · 10% Oppose · 0

Bill Passage

Commons

1st reading21 Jun 2007
2nd reading10 Jul 2007
Committee stage17 Jul 2007
Report stage23 Jul 2007
3rd reading23 Jul 2007

Lords

1st reading16 Nov 2006
2nd reading26 Jan 2007
Committee stage10 May 2007
Report stage13 Jun 2007
3rd reading21 Jun 2007

Royal Assent26 Jul 2007

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