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Plan for new civil law to help combat enforced marriages

A new law will be drawn up to crack down on forced marriages, but it will be civil rather than criminal legislation. The Scottish Government said it will consult on the new law to protect those people who are forced into marriages.

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DOUGLAS FRASER, Scottish Political Editor

A new law will be drawn up to crack down on forced marriages, but it will be civil rather than criminal legislation.

The Scottish Government said it will consult on the new law to protect those people, overwhelmingly female, who are forced into marriages.