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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
A forced marriage is conducted without the valid consent of one or both people, and pressure or abuse is used.
Yearly statistics on the number of cases reported to the government’s Forced Marriage Unit through its public helpline and email inbox.
This review draws on academic papers as well as reports by international development organisations on the ways to end forced marriage
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