[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17534262

A five-year-old girl is thought to have become the UK's youngest victim of forced marriage.

She was one of 400 children to receive assistance from the government's Forced Marriage Unit in the last year.

The figures have emerged as the public consultation into criminalising forced marriage in England, Wales and Northern Ireland comes to an end.

Amy Cumming, joint head of the Forced Marriage Unit, said 29% of the cases it dealt with last year involved minors.

"The youngest of these was actually five years old, so there are children involved in the practice across the school age range," she said.

To protect the child, the authorities have not disclosed details of the case or where the marriage took place.

Barbaric .....

[Kizzy]

It is unbelievable that we are so far behind the times on this issue...Scotland have criminalised this why did we need talk about it...surely its a nobrainer that it should be made illegal to force minors to marry?
I appreciate the culture clash and it seems it has support from the community..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17319136
However action should be taken to protect these children according to rules set in this country.

[Ammi]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012...6pLid%3D102666

..I don't know if this has been discussed before....what are your thoughts on arranged marriages?

Mohamed married Aisha when she was 6 years old, and consummated the marriage when she was 9.

[Ammi]

..oh LOL...I see what I did there....must pay more attention