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Review of the forced marriage support pilot published

12th of July 2010

The Ministry of Justice has published a report on the findings of the forced marriage Independent Domestic Violence Adviser support pilot.

The pilot reviewed the role Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) play in supporting victims before, during and after an application for a Forced Marriage Protection Order. It also assessed whether or not IDVAs should be designated as a Relevant Third Party.

The pilot established the value of the IDVA role and feedback from the services shows that victims rely heavily on this kind of support to access a range of services beyond legal remedies. However based on the limited findings of this pilot exercise, there is no evidence to merit expanding Relevant Third Party status to the voluntary sector at this time. 

To download a copy of the report, please click here