Asylum: Polygamy
Commons · Question 678 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims were granted to people in polygamous marriages in each of the last 12 months.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 27 May 2026
It is government policy to prevent the formation of polygamous and polyandrous marriages in the UK. Only one spouse can be included as a dependant, with any subsequent spouses being unable to apply as a partner unless the other spouse has died or the marr...