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"A TEAM of police officers who work tirelessly to promote community cohesion in Peterborough are gaining national recognition for their outstanding work. Ian Chennell travellled to London to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair to talk about the team’s innovative work on tackling the issue of forced marriage. Mr Blair invited Mr Chennell to 10 Downing Street to take part in a meeting with the Association of Chief Police Officers to discuss the sensitive issue. It follows the work of Mr Chennell in organising a play called Karma, which tackled the issue of forced and arranged marriages. A 300-strong audience, including police chiefs, community representatives and key figures from minority groups, watched the interactive drama unfold at the Mariott Hotel, in Lynch Wood. While the play and its characters were fictitious, the message was based on hard-hitting facts. Forced marriage is not in itself illegal, but other aspects that accompany it, such as kidnapping and physical violence, are crimes where the police can get involved."
