In late 2005 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office launched a consultation on the legal response to forced marriage. Although conducted by Whitehall the consultation covered Scotland and the response of the Scottish Legal Action Group is reproduced here.

The consultation document can be found on the FCO web site [click here]

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