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Forced Marriage and Child Marriage: Information in Schools

Part of Education – in the House of Commons am ar 31 Ionawr 2022.

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Photo of Pauline Latham Pauline Latham Ceidwadwyr, Mid Derbyshire

My private Member’s Bill, the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill, has its Third Reading on 25 February. We are approaching a crucial time for young people at risk of child marriage. Many child marriages happen when children are taken abroad, generally in the summer holidays and often to someone they have never met. Will the Minister meet me to discuss how we can raise awareness of this issue in schools so that children know they can speak out if their parents or other relatives intend to take them abroad to be married in the school holidays and so that teachers know how to report children they consider to be at risk?

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