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Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

May. 10 2024

Source Page: Gender equality and social inclusion mainstreaming research: final report
Document: (PDF)

Found: Gender equality and social inclusion mainstreaming research: final report


Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

May. 09 2024

Source Page: Call for Proposals: UKISF Pacific Programme
Document: UK WPS National Action Plan (PDF, 8.5MB) (PDF)

Found: forced marriage, trafficking for sexual exploitation, and aid-related sexual exploitation, abuse and


Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
UK Integrated Security Fund

May. 09 2024

Source Page: Call for Proposals: UKISF Pacific Programme
Document: UK WPS National Action Plan (PDF, 8.5MB) (PDF)

Found: forced marriage, trafficking for sexual exploitation, and aid-related sexual exploitation, abuse and


Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Department of Health and Social Care

May. 09 2024

Source Page: NHS (General Medical Services - Premises Costs) Directions
Document: (PDF)

Found: (medical services); the “family member” of a person (P) means — (a) a person married to, or in a civil


Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

May. 09 2024

Source Page: Confirm you're free to get married in Japan
Document: Confirm you're free to get married in Japan (webpage)

Found: Find out about same-sex marriage and civil partnership in Japan. 


Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Education and Skills Funding Agency

May. 09 2024

Source Page: ESFA education and skills agreements and accountability agreements: 2024 to 2025
Document: Education and skills contract for services 2024 to 2025 (independent training providers) (PDF)

Found: ESFA education and skills agreements and accountability agreements: 2024 to 2025


Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
HM Passport Office

May. 09 2024

Source Page: South Africa: Knowledge Base profile
Document: South Africa: Knowledge Base profile (webpage)

Found: This document includes information about: names nationality legitimacy and parental responsibility adoption


Written Question
Sham Marriage
Thursday 9th May 2024

Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to stop sham marriages and civil partnerships.

Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)

The Government takes abuse of the spouse and partner immigration routes very seriously and is clear that family migration must be based on a genuine and subsisting marriage or relationship.

The Home Office focuses its efforts on disrupting facilitators as well as prosecuting individuals involved in sham marriages and civil partnerships and will consider refusal or cancellation of permission to stay, or removal, following any determination that a relationship is a sham.

The marriage referral and investigation scheme, introduced across the UK under the Immigration Act 2014, requires that all proposed marriages and civil partnerships where one or both parties could gain an immigration advantage from it are referred to the Home Office. Under this scheme, where we have reasonable grounds to suspect a sham relationship, the marriage notice period will be extended to allow for further investigation, and for enforcement or casework action to be taken where appropriate.

Part 9 of the Immigration Rules provides specific grounds for the refusal or cancellation of permission to enter or stay on the basis of any involvement in a sham marriage or sham civil partnership, providing a more robust and consistent framework against which immigration applications are assessed, and reflecting the seriousness of this type of abuse.


Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
HM Passport Office

May. 08 2024

Source Page: Uruguay: Knowledge Base profile
Document: Uruguay: Knowledge Base profile (webpage)

Found: This document includes information about: names nationality adoption gender recognition civil partnerships


Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
HM Passport Office

May. 08 2024

Source Page: Nigeria: Knowledge Base profile
Document: Nigeria: Knowledge Base profile (webpage)

Found: document includes information about: names nationality legitimacy adoption surrogacy gender recognition civil