(ITV) Specialist police are at Heathrow Airport all week as part of a national crackdown raising awareness against forced marriages, female genital mutilation and modern slavery.
Last year, the Home Office supported victims in 1,764 suspected cases of forced marriage, 574 of which involved under-18s.
These cases were linked to 74 different countries, the most common of which involved travel to Pakistan (769 cases), Bangladesh (157 cases) and India (110 cases).
Officials say real numbers are likely to be much higher because the crime goes unreported.
Polly Harrar, founder of the Sharan Project charity, said forced marriage victims have been identified between the ages of two and 80.
