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100 Children Aged 12 or Under Referred to UK Forced Marriage Unit, Including 27 Aged Five or Under
Referrals included 27 children aged five or under, as campaigners warned schools reopening could leave some pupils missing.
- Home Office data obtained via a Freedom of Information request shows at least 100 children aged 12 or younger were referred to the Forced Marriage Unit between 2021 and 2025. This includes 27 children aged five or below.
- Forcing someone to marry is a criminal offence across the United Kingdom, where the legal age was raised from 16 to 18 in 2023. The FMU operates nationwide, receiving referrals from police, social services, and education professionals.
- In 2025, 58 cases had no overseas element, up from 10 cases in 2023. The Home Office said this "continues to highlight that forced marriages can and do take place in the UK."
- Dame Jasvinder Sanghera, founder of the charity Karma Nirvana, warned "there will be missing children" when schools reopen. She noted children are often "promised to somebody from birth," with marriages occurring years later.
- A Department for Education spokesperson stated the new RSHE curriculum will teach pupils from this September about positive relationships and recognizing abuse. This guidance provides staff "robust information to help identify different types of abuse and harm," including forced marriage.
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MichaelSavage.com – Over 100 Girls Under 12 Identified as Likely Forced Marriage Victims in Britain
British government data has revealed that at least 100 children under the age of twelve have been identified over five years as likely to have been subjected to a forced marriage, which opponents have tied to mass migration. A Freedom of Information request for Home Office figures made by the Press Association has disclosed that…
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