“We all just have to be on the lookout. We all have to work collaboratively – schools, social services, police, UK Border Agency has got to be looking at young people going out of the country and ask those key questions,” she added.
A woman who was “pawned off like cattle” into a forced marriage by her dad said it was “absolutely horrific”.
Sara (not her real name) was 19 when she went with her family to Pakistan for her elder sister’s wedding but once there, learnt she was getting wed too.
One charity has warned there could be a spike in cases as international travel restrictions ease and the UK Border Force should be “on alert”.
UK Border Force said it trains officers in protecting vulnerable people.
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Source: Covid: Fears over forced marriages as travel restrictions ease
