Question reference: S5W-05389
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 7 December 2016
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 December 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) charges and (b) prosecutions there have been in Scotland for offences of forced marriage under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, broken down by year, including the current year to date, and how this compares with the use of forced marriage protection orders.
Answer
No charges have been reported to COPFS under s122 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and there has therefore been no prosecutions.
Police Scotland has advised that since 28 March 2012 there have been 16 applications for Forced Marriage Protection Orders. There have been no prosecutions for breach of an order.