So-called honour-based abuse

Women and Equalities Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 4 Nov 2022 Closed: 6 Feb 2024 Parliament page
An inquiry to examine the prevalence of so-called honour-based abuse in the UK, the extent to which the Government, police and other services understand the forms of such abuse, and the support in place to help victims. Read the terms of reference to learn more about the inquiry . This … Read more
10 Recommendations
6 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
2 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 8 events
15 Sep
2023
Report published
19 Jul
2023
Report published
22 Mar
2023
Correspondence
22 Mar
2023
Correspondence
11 Jan
2023
Oral evidence
11 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
7 Dec
2022
Oral evidence
7 Dec
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
11 Jan 2023
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So-called honour-based abuse
DCC Ivan Balhatchet · National Police Chiefs' Council Jaswant Narwal · Crown Prosecution Service Nicole Jacobs, Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner Sarah Dines MP · Home Office The Rt Hon Edward Argar MP · Ministry of Justice
7 Dec 2022
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So-called honour-based abuse; Women and Equalities Committee
Dr Hannana Siddiqui · Southall Black Sisters Dr Roxanne Khan · University of Central Lancashire Ms Diana Nammi · Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation Ms Surwat Sohail · Roshni Birmingham Ms Yasmin Khan Prof. Aisha K Gill PH.D CBE · University of Bristol
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Sixth Report - So-called honour-based abuse HC 831 19 Jul 2023 16 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
9 Recommendation Rejected
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Introduce a statutory definition for honour-based abuse with accompanying multi-agency guidance
The Government should introduce a statutory definition of honour-based abuse. It should consult a wide range of experts, specialist by-and-for services and survivors of honour-based abuse on framing the definition using the existing Crown Prosecution Service definition as a starting … Read more
Government Response
The government explains that a clear non-statutory definition of honour-based abuse already exists and it is not clear that making it statutory would improve outcomes, though they will continue to keep it under review.
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11 Recommendation Rejected
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Establish a robust firewall between police and Home Office on victim immigration data sharing
The Government should establish an appropriate firewall-type mechanism between the police and the Home Office to prevent data sharing for the purposes of enforcing immigration rules against victims of abuse. The firewall should be designed to ensure the police only … Read more
Government Response
The government rejected the establishment of a firewall-type mechanism for data sharing between police and the Home Office regarding victims of abuse, stating it is in the public interest for individuals without lawful status to be brought into the immigration system and that a firewall would be impractical for police to encourage regularisation of status.
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15 Recommendation Rejected
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Introduce a distinct honour-based abuse strategy specifically aimed at male victims
We recognise the overwhelming majority of victims of honour-based abuse are female, but this must not detract from the experiences of male victims. We are concerned the inclusion of men and boys in strategies primarily aimed at women and girls … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects introducing a distinct strategy for male victims of honour-based abuse, stating that existing strategies and the 'Supporting Male Victims' document already cover male victims and address their specific challenges.
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Government Response AI assessment · 16 of 10 classified
Accepted 7
Deferred 6
Rejected 3
Total 10 recs + 6 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
22 Mar 2023 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safeguarding relating to the Honour-Based Abuse inquiry
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22 Mar 2023 To committee Letter from the CPS relating to follow-ups to the So-called honour-based abuse inquiry
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