Forced marriage guidance and resource pack to support schools
FAO: DSLS
On 27 February new legislation was introduced in England and Wales to raise the minimum age of marriage and civil partnership to 18 years, making it a crime to cause under-18s to marry, even without coercion.
The Home Office has updated its forced marriage guidance. The main changes are in Chapter 2 (‘Understanding forced marriage’),
with minor changes made to other chapters, including education (Chapter 8).
The Home Office has published a forced marriage resource pack, bringing together key information, guidance, leaflets, videos, case studies, details of support organisations and other resources. It includes specific resources teachers can use.
Resource pack:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/forced-marriage-resource-pack
Dani Lang – Senior School Improvement Advisor for Safeguarding & Inclusion