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-About the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU)

The Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) is a joint-initiative with the Home Office.

In 2010 there were 1735 instances where the FMU gave advice or support related to a possible forced marriage.

There were 70 instances involving those with disabilities (50 with learning disabilities, 17 with physical disabilities and 3 with both), and 36 instances involving victims who identified themselves as Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Transgender (LGBT).

Of the 1735 instances, 86 per cent were female and 14 per cent male.

If you are worried you might be forced into marriage or are worried about a friend or relative  call the FMU  on 0207 008 0151.

The trained professionals offer confidential advice and assistance to:

  • those who have been forced into marriage
  • those at risk of being forced into marriage
  • people worried about friends or relatives
  • professionals working with actual or potential victims of forced marriage

Please log onto the FMU website for further information www.fco.gov.uk there are a number of publications on the website that you can download.

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