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The attendees included various media organizations including STV, the BBC as well as national and local newspapers and radio stations. Representatives of various key service providers such as Hemat Gryffe and Scottish Women’s Aid were also present. In her address, Ms Sturgeon explained the main elements of the new legislation and clarified how it would protect victims of forced marriage and punish perpetrators. Moreover, she made a clear distinction between forced marriage, where one of the parties involved does not give consent to the marriage; and arranged marriage, where both the potential spouses consent fully.