Miscellaneous and General Forced marriage: anonymity for victims
In a speech at Ninestiles School in Birmingham on 20 July 2015, the then Prime Minister announced the Government’s intention to introduce lifelong anonymity for victims of forced marriage, and the Government’s cross-Government violence against women and girls strategy33 published on 8 March 2016 set out a commitment to bring forward legislation to introduce this measure. Section 173 and 174 give effect to that commitment and make corresponding provision for Northern Ireland.