Guidance

Handling cases of forced marriage: multi-agency practice guidelines (English)

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Mark Simmonds
• Part of: Human rights internationally, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan
• Published: 31 January 2013

A multi-agency response and encourages agencies to cooperate and work together.

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Handling cases of forced marriage: multi-agency practice guidelines (English)

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The statutory guidance sets out the responsibilities of Chief Executives, directors and senior managers within agencies involved with handling cases of forced marriage. It covers issues such as staff training, developing inter-agency policies and procedures, raising awareness and developing prevention programmes through outreach work.

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Published: 31 January 2013

From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office Mark Simmonds

Part of: Human rights internationally Bangladesh India Pakistan