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FOI002780 FOI Superintendent Registrar
Short Description
Sham Marriage
Reference number
FOI002780
Date
03/03/2026
Request
I would like to submit a FOI request.
- Can you tell how many suspected sham marriages were reported to the Home Office by your registrars, for each of the past five financial years, including the current year to date?
- Do you know how many of those reports resulted in marriage licenses being refused, over the same time period?
- Do you know how many of those reports resulted in deportation, over the same time period?