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Recommendation 2

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Publish refreshed guidance for police on recording honour-based abuse and victim data

Recommendation
The Home Office, National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing should publish refreshed guidance for forces on how to accurately and consistently record incidents of honour-based abuse. The Home Office should instruct police forces across England and Wales to collect specific information on victims and perpetrators of honour-based abuse, including data on their protected characteristics, and to report this to the Home Office as part of the existing Annual Data Requirement.
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Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 15 September 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗