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Sixth Report - So-called honour-based abuse
Women and Equalities Committee
HC 831
Published 19 July 2023
Recommendations
9
Rejected
Introduce a statutory definition for honour-based abuse with accompanying multi-agency guidance
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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
Rejected
Para 59
Establish a robust firewall between police and Home Office on victim immigration data sharing
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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
Rejected
Para 83
Introduce a distinct honour-based abuse strategy specifically aimed at male victims
Recommendation
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 …
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Government Response Summary
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.
Government Equalities Office
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