Petition · past parliament
Stop the FCO charging victims of Forced Marriages for their rescue
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
As exposed by the Times newspaper. The FCO is making victims of forced marriage pay for their rescue and repatriation either up front or by taking out loans from the FCO.
It is vile that any government department should make a victim of a crime pay to be helped and must stop immediately.
It is vile that any government department should make a victim of a crime pay to be helped and must stop immediately.
As cited in the Times there is considerable evidence of financial, mental and emotional harm being done to people as a result of this policy and there can be absolutely no justification for this.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The UK Government have agreed to change their policy, so it's unclear what other action the UK Government or Parliament could take.
https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/foreign-affairs/Correspondence/2017-19/Tom-Tugendhat-Forced-Marriage-17-19.pdf
https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/foreign-affairs/Correspondence/2017-19/Tom-Tugendhat-Forced-Marriage-17-19.pdf
Timeline
| 2 Jan 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Jan 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Jan 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.