Tag : FMU

Multi-agency practice guidelines: Handling cases of Forced Marriage

Author: Forced Marriage Unit (United Kingdom)

Publication: June 2014

This guidebook from the UK’s Forced Marriage Unit provides step-by-step advice for frontline workers who may encounter survivors of forced marriage. The target audience includes health professionals, educational staff, police, children’s social care, adult social services and local authority housing.

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Forced Marriage and Learning Disabilities: Multi-Agency Practice Guidelines

Author: Rachael Clawson (Ann Craft Trust) & Pam Vallance (Judith Trust) in conjunction with the Forced Marriage Unit (United Kingdom)

Publication: December 2010

These practice guidelines have been developed to assist professionals encountering cases of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities. The guidelines draw on research undertaken by the Ann Craft Trust in partnership with the Judith Trust and statistics collected from reports to the Forced Marriage Unit.

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Forced Marriage E-Learning Training

Author: Forced Marriage Unit (United Kingdom)

This interactive online resource includes sector-specific guidance and learning modules for professionals and advocates who may encounter cases of forced marriage.

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Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007

Author: HM Government (United Kingdom)

Publication: July 16th, 2007

This act outlines civil provisions for protecting individuals against being forced to enter into marriage without their free and full consent and for protecting individuals who have been forced to enter into marriage without such consent.

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Forced Marriage and Learning Disabilities: Multi-Agency Practice Guidelines

Author: Rachael Clawson & Pam Vallance in conjunction with the Forced Marriage Unit (United Kingdom)

Published: 2009

These practice guidelines were developed to assist professionals encountering cases of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities in the United Kingdom and Whales.

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