Browne: 'Shocking' rise in forced marriage reports

Teenagers expecting their GCSE or A-level results should be embarking on a bright future, not condemned to a marriage with someone they have never met and do not want to marry.

This is a serious abuse of human rights and that is why we are legislating to make it illegal.

My message to young people who feel they are at risk is, please come forward - you do not have to suffer in silence, there is help available and it can be stopped.