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<p>The UK is a world leader in tackling forced marriage. It is child abuse, domestic
abuse and a form of violence against women and men and a serious abuse of human rights.</p><p>The
government does not hold data on the number of girls under the legal age of marriage
who have been brought back to the UK. However, the government does hold information
on the number of cases for which the forced marriage unit has provided advice and
support. This information is in the table below. It is important to note that this
statistic does not represent the number of forced marriage cases, but the number of
calls and emails initiating contact with the Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) about a victim
or potential victim. Forced marriage cases are not necessarily reported to the FMU;
through the unit’s outreach work, social workers and the police are becoming more
skilled at dealing with forced marriage cases and so may not need to involve the unit.
Where a case is being appropriately dealt with there is no obligation to inform the
FMU.</p><p>To provide more information on the nature of the assistance provided in
all these cases, including those which have involved repatriation, would involve a
disproportionate cost.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p><strong>Forced marriage
unit statistics</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of cases in which the Forced Marriage Unit provided advice or support related to a
possible forced marriage </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1682</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1302</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>2014 figures are currently being compiled.</p></td><td> </td><td>
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