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What to do if you or someone you know is being forced into getting married, how you can try to stop the marriage from taking place, and what to do if you want to leave a forced marriage
How to protect, advise and support victims of forced marriage, including information and practice guidelines for professionals.
A forced marriage is where one or both people do not or cannot consent to the marriage, and pressure or abuse is used to force them into marriage.
Apply for a forced marriage protection order - documents, urgent orders, attend a hearing
This resource pack highlights examples of best practice and helps ensure that effective support is available to victims of forced marriage.
Yearly statistics on the number of cases reported to the government’s Forced Marriage Unit through its public helpline and email inbox.
Everyone has the right to choose whether to marry, who they marry and when they marry.
This document comprises statutory guidance for heads of safeguarding organisations, and non-statutory guidance for front-line professionals, on forced marriage.
A forced marriage is conducted without the valid consent of one or both people, and pressure or abuse is used.
How a protection order can help if you’re being forced into marriage, or are already in a forced marriage.
Form FL401A: Application for a Forced Marriage Protection Order.
We are seeking views on a possible mandatory reporting duty, requiring certain professionals to report cases of forced marriage, and on how government guidance should be updated.
Statistics on the cases reported to the Forced Marriage Unit through its public helpline and email inbox during calendar year 2021.
Statistics on the cases reported to the Forced Marriage Unit through its public helpline and email inbox during calendar year 2022.
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