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Forced Marriages and The Welfare Of Young People

Will this course be useful to me in my job?

This course is designed to enable people who may meet with this situation in their jobs to understand the issues around this topic.

The day will explain the needs of young people in various situations involving forced marriages (as opposed to arranged marriages) and will cover Practice Guidelines and the Bradford Safeguarding Children Board Protocol so that participants will learn what the response to these situations ought to be. There will be input from guest speakers to clarify and explain certain aspects.

What does the course cover?

The differences between arranged marriages and forced marriages
The cultural background.
Intervention strategies
The role of the Police and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The role of the Agencies, particularly Children’s Social Care
The consequences of intervention

To view the dates and the booking form for this course, please click on the database link below and enter 'Forced Marriages' into the 'Search Keywords' text field. This will display the various dates and you are able to see further information by clicking on the 'View' buttons.

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Link to the Workforce Development training course database

Workforce Development only take bookings for Bradford Council Social Care employed staff.

If you are from another BSCB member agency please contact your training rep or contact Bradford Safeguarding Children Board for more information The BSCB welcomes participants from Agencies or Organisations who are not part of the BSCB but there may be a charge of £50 for attending the course. The Safeguarding board contact details are below:

Bradford Safeguarding Board
Phone: 01274 432912
E-mail: rachael.hammond@bradford.gov.uk