Bishop of St Albans asks about training on forced marriage

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 26th February 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many professionals the Forced Marriage Unit delivered training to in 2023; and how many people took the Forced Marriage Unit’s “Awareness of Forced Marriage” free online course in 2023.

Lord Benyon (Con, FCDO): In 2023, the Forced Marriage Unit delivered training to a total of 3657 professionals through their bespoke training and workshops.

We currently do not have the figure for how many people took the free online course in 2023 – these will be released in due course. In 2022, 5,029 people from a wide range of professions took the Government’s “Awareness of Forced Marriage” free online course.

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