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Written question asked by Bishop of St Albans (Bishops (affiliation)) on Thursday, 11 March 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 March 2021. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 March 2021 on behalf of the Home Office.

Forced Marriage: Children

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 8 March (HL13499), what estimate they have made of the number of girls resident in the UK who were married abroad when they were underage and brought back to the UK in (1) 2014,  (2) 2015, (3) 2016, (4) 2017, (5) 2018, (6) 2019, and (7) 2020.

Answer

The UK is a world-leader in the fight to end the practice of forced marriage, with our dedicated Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) leading efforts to combat it both at home and abroad. The FMU provides support and advice for victims, those at risk, and professionals, through its public helpline, and delivers training and awareness raising activities to professionals and others across the country.

The Home Office does not have estimates of the number of girls who are resident in the UK who were married abroad when they were underage and who were brought back to the UK. Information on the cases of actual or potential forced marriage dealt with by the FMU, including age breakdowns, can be found at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/forced-marriage-unit-statistics. Statistics for 2020 will be added to this page later this year.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL14165
Session
2019-21
Attachment
Forced Marriage Stats 2019
Related items
Forced Marriage
Monday, 8 March 2021
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Children Forced marriage
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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