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The responsibility for policy relating to Forced Marriage rests jointly with the Home Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

They have established the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) whose role it is to provide information and support to victims of forced marriage and provide advice to professionals handling cases.  

Further details of their work and their publications are available from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website. Alternitively, they can be contacted on 0207 008 151.

In Wales, we are taking forward a 3-year Action Plan that outlines a number of ways in which the Welsh Assembly Government can take forward work regarding Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence in Wales.

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Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence in Wales - 3 Year Action Plan File Size: (44.92 KB)
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Multi-agency practice guidelines: Handling cases of Forced Marriage. File size (504 KB)