Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 5
5
Accepted
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Set out progress on police and safeguarding professionals' honour-based abuse training
Recommendation
In response to this Report, the Government should set out the progress made in implementing the national training package for frontline police officers on recognising so-called honour-based abuse. The Government must also set out the steps it will take to ensure those working in other safeguarding roles, including in social services and education, are trained to recognise honour-based abuse and not deterred from tackling it by cultural sensitivity.
Government Response Summary
The government states the Department for Education has contracted research to understand the quality of implementation and teacher confidence in teaching statutory requirements related to HBA, with a report due in early 2024. It also notes that HBA is already included in teacher training modules.
Paragraph Reference:
38
Government Response
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HM Government
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DfE has contracted with IFF Research to undertake quantitative and qualitative research to understand the quality of implementation, including teacher confidence in teaching the statutory requirements. This research will help us to understand barriers and facilities to quality implementation, to inform any further support offers. We anticipate that the final report from IFF Research will be published in early 2024. HBA is taught about as part of the ‘being safe topic’ which says pupils should know the concepts of, and laws relating to forced marriage, honour-based violence and FGM. The Department for Education’s teacher training module Teacher training: being safe - GOV. UK (www.gov.uk) includes the detail of what teachers should be covering, including types of honour based violence, forces marriage, forced marriage and the law and how to get help. A shared definition and shared understanding