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Sham marriages and civil partnerships targeted

The Home Office has included provisions in the new Immigration Bill that will clamp down on people who enter into a sham marriage or civil partnership.

The new rules will extend the marriage and civil partnership notice period to 28 days in England and Wales – or even to 70 days in some circumstances. This, says the Government, will give it time to “investigate, prosecute and remove those involved in sham marriages”.

According to a Home Office fact sheet on the new proposals, the scheme looks set to come into operation from April 2015.

Before then, the Home Office will work with the Local Registration Service and Local Authorities in England and Wales and with the Church of England and the Church in Wales on the detailed arrangements needed to introduce the scheme. There will also be extensive public communications to ensure that the changes are effectively communicated and understood.

The Home Office will also work with the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive to extend the scheme to the whole of the UK.

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