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Sophie Lott

Former case worker in the Forced Marriage Unit

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29th November 2018

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by Sophie Lott

Former case worker in the Forced Marriage Unit

Sophie Lott: how the Forced Marriage Unit saves lives

I have spent 7 years working in the joint Home Office and Foreign Office Forced Marriage Unit (FMU). As I walk into work, anticipating the type of calls I will handle today still brings a mixture of apprehension but also promise – knowing the unit, every day, has the potential to save lives. During my […]

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About Sophie Lott

Sophie Lott was the longest serving member of the British Government’s Forced Marriage Unit as their specific forced marriage and FGM specialist case worker. She has had extensive experience handling…

Sophie Lott was the longest serving member of the British Government’s Forced Marriage Unit as their specific forced marriage and FGM specialist case worker. She has had extensive experience handling both domestic and consular high risk cases. Before joining the FMU, Sophie worked for London Probation with an expertise in Honour-Based-Violence; she has used the latter to feed into the work she now undertakes with the FMU.

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