The right to choose: government guidance on forced marriage

The Home Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office have published a document comprising statutory guidance for heads of safeguarding organisations, and non-statutory guidance for front-line professionals, on forced marriage.

Multi-agency statutory guidance for dealing with forced marriage and Multi-agency practice guidelines: Handling cases of forced marriage (accessible version)

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Multi-agency statutory guidance for dealing with forced marriage and Multi-agency practice guidelines: Handling cases of forced marriage

PDF, 1.1 MB, 152 pages

Canllawiau statudol amlasiantaethol ar gyfer trin priodas dan orfod a Chanllawiau ymarfer amlasiantaethol: Trin achosion o briodas dan orfod (accessible version)

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Canllawiau statudol amlasiantaethol ar gyfer trin priodas dan orfod a Chanllawiau ymarfer amlasiantaethol: Trin achosion o briodas dan orfod

PDF, 935 KB, 155 pages

The right to choose: what services and organisations should do to help people at risk of forced marriage (easy read version)

PDF, 6.83 MB, 14 pages

This document comprises:

• statutory guidance on forced marriage for all persons and bodies who exercise public functions in relation to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults
• multi-agency practice guidelines on handling cases of forced marriage, for front line workers, including:
  • health professionals
  • educational staff
  • police
  • children’s social care
  • adult social services
  • local authority housing staff
  • registrars
  • staff working at the UK border

The 2 documents were previously separate and are now combined here, but only the first part of the document is statutory guidance.