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Select Committee
Muslim Women’s Network UK
HBA0057 - So-called honour-based abuse

Written Evidence Sep. 06 2023

Inquiry: So-called honour-based abuse
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: HBA0057 - So-called honour-based abuse Muslim Women’s Network UK Written Evidence


Select Committee
Sixth Special Report - So-called honour-based abuse: Government response to the Committee’s Sixth Report

Special Report Sep. 15 2023

Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: Sixth Special Report - So-called honour-based abuse: Government response to the Committee’s Sixth Report


Select Committee
So-called honour-based abuse

Report Jul. 19 2023

Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: So-called honour-based abuse HC 831 Report


Select Committee
National Commission on Forced Marriage
HBA0043 - So-called honour-based abuse

Written Evidence Jun. 29 2023

Inquiry: So-called honour-based abuse
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: HBA0043 - So-called honour-based abuse National Commission on Forced Marriage Written Evidence


Departmental Publication (Research and Statistics)
Home Office

Mar. 27 2024

Source Page: So called ‘honour-based’ abuse offences, 2023 to 2024
Document: So called ‘honour-based’ abuse offences, 2023 to 2024 (webpage)

Found: So called ‘honour-basedabuse offences, 2023 to 2024


Select Committee
Correspondence to the Home Secretary, relating to Article 59 of Istanbul Convention, dated 13 December 2023

Correspondence Dec. 13 2023

Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: In our recent Report on ‘So -called hono ur-based abuse’, we called for the Government to reconsider


Written Question
Religious Practice: Abuse
Tuesday 5th December 2023

Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to reduce crimes of (a) spiritual and (b) ritualistic abuse.

Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)

Spiritual and ritualistic abuse abhorrent thought it is, is not ‘honour’-based abuse or VAWG. Therefore, we do not hold the information to respond to this PQ.

The Department for Education have previously worked on the child abuse linked to faith or belief action plan which was published on GOV.UK at Child abuse linked to faith or belief: national action plan - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).


Written Question
Religious Practice: Abuse
Tuesday 5th December 2023

Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard people at risk of (a) spiritual and (b) ritualistic abuse.

Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)

Spiritual and ritualistic abuse abhorrent thought it is, is not ‘honour’-based abuse or VAWG. Therefore, we do not hold the information to respond to this PQ.

The Department for Education have previously worked on the child abuse linked to faith or belief action plan which was published on GOV.UK at Child abuse linked to faith or belief: national action plan - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).


Written Question
Religious Practice: Abuse
Tuesday 5th December 2023

Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing safeguarding for people at risk of (a) spiritual and (b) ritualistic abuse.

Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)

Spiritual and ritualistic abuse abhorrent thought it is, is not ‘honour’-based abuse or VAWG. Therefore, we do not hold the information to respond to this PQ.

The Department for Education have previously worked on the child abuse linked to faith or belief action plan which was published on GOV.UK at Child abuse linked to faith or belief: national action plan - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).


Written Question
Religious Practice: Abuse
Tuesday 5th December 2023

Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking additional steps to reduce (a) spiritual and (b) ritualistic abuse.

Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)

Spiritual and ritualistic abuse abhorrent thought it is, is not ‘honour’-based abuse or VAWG. Therefore, we do not hold the information to respond to this PQ.

The Department for Education have previously worked on the child abuse linked to faith or belief action plan which was published on GOV.UK at Child abuse linked to faith or belief: national action plan - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).