UK forced marriage unit reports 100+ referrals for children aged 12 or under
The UK's forced marriage unit has received at least 100 referrals involving children aged 12 or younger, raising concerns about child protection.
What to know
- The UK forced marriage unit has received at least 100 referrals involving children aged 12 or younger.
- The cases underscore ongoing child safeguarding concerns in the UK.
- A government spokesperson emphasized child safety as a priority, though criticism emerged regarding political commitment to the issue.
The dispute Whether government statements about prioritizing child safety are genuine or hollow given historical and current handling of abuse cases. · positions read across 9 posts and comments
Government statements on child safety lack credibility given alleged political failures to protect vulnerable children.
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“Yet also the minister for education Lucy Powell Labour has consistently showed that over the 30 years they're happy to trade rape for votes…”
Better-Inflation-194 · reddit
“Yet also the minister for education Lucy Powell Labour has consistently showed that over the 30 years they're happy to trade rape for votes…”
Better-Inflation-194, reddit commenter · reddit
UK forced marriage unit Government body handling referrals
Lucy Powell UK Minister for Education
The record 7 articles and posts · last 27 days
What people are saying 9 voices from 2 sites · verbatim
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Why does it matter if it’s their religion or not? If an act is abhorrent it should be illegal regardless of the motivations and any trying to allow it even the far left should be labelled extremist.
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we are a de jure Christian nation, it is our state religion, and a de facto secular nation, we would be well within our rights to discriminate (and we actually do) based on faith. Christian's cannot pray outside of abortion clinics and Muslim's cannot marry children. We do not, and should not unpalatable practices to hide behind the veil of…
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This is England 2026. At least 100 children, as young as 5 have been referred to the government’s forced marriage unit over the last 5 years. Alongside warnings from a campaigner that "there will be missing children" when schools re-open after the summer holidays.
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Oh I'm sorry. Perhaps it's 95%. This matters so very much. What exactly is your pedantry meant to serve? Can you admit that there are fundamental problems with these cultures (Islamic, African) when it comes to genital mutilation and that we should be clear in that those cultures are not worthy of respect if they engage in them, and that it is…
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It's not whataboutism. Its understanding that the Home Office are correct in their statement. This is a serious issue which spans multiple cultures, religions and countries, not an opportunity for racism or ignorance. If you want to deal with pakistan, fine. 60% still remains outstanding.
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It would be funnier and less sad if I hadn't seen genuine arguments like this on here.
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I don't think anyone is implying this is a major problem with modern Sikh culture.
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Remittances being taxed at 100% (or banned, effectively) is one example I've given. If these countries are cultural shitheaps then we should ensure they don't get any money sent to them to maintain their cultural shitheapery.
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A Department for Education spokesperson said: “There is nothing more important than the safety of our children. Yet also the minister for education Lucy Powell Labour has consistently showed that over the 30 years they're happy to trade rape for votes so I'm going to go out on a limb and say that there are more important thing than the safety of…