Written Question·Home Office·UIN 46174
Honour Based Abuse
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a criminal offence of honour based violence or abuse.
Answer
Jess Phillips‘Honour’-based abuse (HBA) is an umbrella term, covering specific crimes such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage, but also other forms of abuse that take place in an 'honour' context. While there is not a specific offence of Honour Bas...
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