The right to choose: multi-agency statutory guidance for dealing with forced marriage

The Right to Choose: multi-agency statutory guidance for dealing with forced marriage is statutory guidance issued under the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007. It came into force on 25 November 2008 and sets out the processes that agencies must have in place when exercising public functions in relation to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in cases of forced marriage.

The Forced Marriage Unit has now published its review of the implementation of the Statutory Guidance on forced marriage across public agencies in England and Wales. The report focuses on how statutory agencies have applied the strategic principles for dealing with forced marriage and provides a number of recommendations for improving their response.