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<p>Since April 2019, police forces in England and Wales have been required to provide
quarterly data returns to the Home Office on so-called ‘honour’-based abuse offences,
including forced marriage. The most recent data show 172 forced marriage related offences
recorded in the year ending March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the joint Home
Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Forced Marriage Unit (FMU)
also publishes statistics on forced marriage cases reported to the unit. The most
recent statistics show the FMU provided support in 280 cases of forced marriage in
2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold data on forced marriages relating
to individuals with student visas.</p>
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