ISBN 978 1 78045 147 3 (Web only publication)
DPPAS 11505
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Contents
Covering letter
Acknowledgement
FOREWORD
PREFACE
PART ONE - CONTEXT
Chapter 1: Background
- Understanding forced marriage
- Government response to tackle forced marriage
Chapter 2: The status, audience and purpose of this guidance
- The status of this document as statutory guidance
- Audience
- The purpose of this guidance
- Aims
- Definitions
Chapter 3: Understanding the issues around forced marriage
- Motives prompting forced marriage
- Forced marriage is an abuse of human rights
- The victim
- Possible consequences of forced marriage
- Difficulties faced when a forced marriage takes place overseas
- The legal position
- Forced marriage protection orders
- Relevant third parties
- Breach of a forced marriage protection order
- Ending a forced marriage
- Potential warning signs or indicators
PART TWO - STATUTORY GUIDANCE
Chapter 4: Actions for Chief Executives, Directors and senior managers to whom this guidance is addressed
- Senior management commitment
- Roles and responsibilities
- Clear lines of accountability
- Victim-centred approach
- Effective inter-agency working and information sharing
- Confidentiality
- Staff training and awareness raising
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Record keeping
- Risk assessment
- The danger of family counselling, mediation, arbitration and reconciliation
- Protecting children and adults with disabilities
Chapter 5: Specific issues to be considered by agencies working with, or providing services to, children and young people
- Existing multi-agency guidance concerning children and young people
- The danger of involving the family and the community
- Getting it right for every child
- Protecting children and young people from harm by sharing information when a crime may have been, or may be, committed
- Immediate protection
Chapter 6: Specific issues to be considered by agencies working with, or providing services to, adults or adults at risk
- Existing multi-agency guidance concerning adults
- The danger of involving the family and the community
- Protecting individuals by sharing information when a crime may have been, or may be, committed
Business Regulatory Impact Assessment
Equality Impact Assessment
General Questions
Annex A - Distribution List
Annex B - Handling Your Response
Annex C - Consultation Questionnaire including Respondent Information Form