Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
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.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states the Department for Education is responsible for the 'children in need census' and is considering the committee’s feedback for future data collections, without addressing the recommendation for police data and guidance from the Home Office.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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We recognise that the recording of high-quality data is critical to police performance and public confidence. We know that the police are already taking action in this area and are working with partners to agree national data standards for recording protected characteristics, including ethnicity and race.
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