Forced Marriage Online Workshop

This online workshop is delivered by The Forced Marriage Unit (FMU). A joint Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Home Office unit which leads on the government’s forced marriage policy, outreach and casework. It operates both inside the UK (where support is provided to any individual) and overseas (where consular assistance is provided to British nationals, including dual nationals).

The workshop is appropriate for staff safeguarding both child and adult victims with workshops available for police/social care staff

The workshop will include sessions on:

  • Understanding the risks to victims
  • How to work with other professionals to safeguard child and adult victims of forced marriage
  • How to apply for a Forced Marriage Protection Order (led by a police officer)
  • A case study from a social worker
  • The role of the Forced Marriage Unit and the advice available for victims in the UK and overseas
  • The testimony of a survivor of forced marriage

Booking onto the course can be done via the link:- HMG Forced Marriage Unit Events | Eventbrite

There are currently no dates for this event.