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How to protect, advise and support victims of forced marriage, including information and practice guidelines for professionals.
Everyone has the right to choose whether to marry, who they marry and when they marry.
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.
What is forced marriage? Any person may be forced into marriage – this…
What is forced marriage? (British Sign Language)
This document comprises statutory guidance for heads of safeguarding organisations, and non-statutory guidance for front-line professionals, on forced marriage.
This resource pack highlights examples of best practice and helps ensure that effective support is available to victims of forced marriage.
This privacy notice outlines the data processes used to support victims and potential victims of forced marriage in the UK, and British nationals overseas.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in the Republic of Congo.
Forced marriage resource pack in British Sign Language (BSL).
Videos in British Sign Language, comprising statutory guidance for leaders of organisations, and non-statutory guidance for front-line staff, on forced marriage.
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