FL430 form: ask permission to apply for a forced marriage protection order
Form FL430 asks the court for leave (permission) to apply for a forced marriage protection order on behalf of the person to be protected. You also complete Form FL401A.
Fill in the FL430 form with Wren
How Wren helps with the FL430
Official forms are written for lawyers. With Wren you do not have to decode this one on your own, and you still follow the court’s procedure.
- Plain questions, one at a timeEach part of the FL430 becomes short questions in everyday words. Answer at your own pace and come back to it.
- Help beside each questionWhat the question is asking and what the official guidance says about it, in plain English.
- The official form, filled inYour answers go into the official FL430. You check it, sign it and send it yourself. Nothing goes to the court for you.
- What comes next, kept with your caseWhat usually happens after you send it, with the dates worked out from the published rules.
Time and money
- On your own
- A day or more
- With Wren
- About an hour for most forms
- Solicitor for this form
- £740 to £1,2403 to 5 hours
A solicitor’s time for the FL430 can run to £1,240. With Wren it is part of £19.99 a month, and it takes about an hour for most forms rather than a day or more.
Times and hours are Wren’s estimates for a typical case, not quotes. Solicitor costs are those hours at £247 an hour, the courts’ guideline rate for a solicitor with over four years’ experience, outside London (GOV.UK, Solicitors' guideline hourly rates (in effect from 1 January 2026)). The guideline runs from £200 to £295 an hour outside London depending on experience, firms set their own rates, and VAT is added on top.
Key facts
- Official title
- Form FL430: Application for leave to apply for a forced marriage protection order
- Edition
- 11.14Source: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- Who needs leave
- Anyone other than the person to be protected or a relevant third partySource: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
- What the court considers
- Your connection with the person, your knowledge of their circumstances, and their wishes and feelingsSource: official page (external source, opens in a new tab)
Who uses the FL430
Anyone who is neither the person to be protected nor a relevant third party, such as a friend or relative. The Forced Marriage Unit gives advice and support on 020 7008 0151. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.
When it is used
Before applying on Form FL401A for someone else.
Before you start
- Your full name and the person's full name.
- Your reasons, connection and knowledge of their circumstances and wishes.
- Your draft Form FL401A.
How to fill in the FL430
Open each part for what it asks and how to answer it. In Wren, each part is a few plain questions, and your answers fill in the form.
Sections 1 and 2
Your title and name, and the person's title and name.
Section 3: reasons
Your connection with the person, what you know of their circumstances, and their wishes and feelings.
Signing
You sign and date the printed form.
Prepare your FL430 with Wren Family
Wren Family turns official forms into short, plain-English questions you can answer at your own pace. You check everything before you send it: nothing goes to the court for you.
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What happens after you send it
FPR rule 11.3 says the court either grants permission or fixes a hearing. You can prepare the form in Wren once it is available in the Forms list. Wren does not file, serve or send anything for you.
Common mistakes
- Not completing Form FL401A as well.
Common questions
Does a local authority need FL430?
Local authorities are given on the FL401A notes as an example of a relevant third party, which can apply without leave.
Where these facts come from
These are the official rules and pages this page is based on. They are listed so you can check a detail for yourself; you do not need them to use Wren. They are outside Wren and open in a new tab.