Honour Based Abuse, Forced Marriage & Female Mutilation

Question 1

What is honour based abuse?

Answer 1

An incident or crime involving violence, threats of violence, intimidation, coercion or abuse( including psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional abuse)
Which had or may have been committed to protect or defend the honour of an individual, family & or community’s code of behaviour

Question 2

What is honour

Answer 2

Great respect
Great esteem
Pride or privellege

Question 3

What is honour based violence

Answer 3

Controlling unwanted behaviour & sexuality
Protecting family honour
Responding to peer group or a family pressure
Attempting to strength family links
Ensuring land, property & wealth remain within the family
Protecting perceived cultural ideas

Question 4

Triggers of honour based violence

Answer 4

Smoking in public
A relationship not approved of
Rejecting an arranged marriage

Question 5

Initial responding officer

Answer 5

Safety of victim/ any other persons
One chance rule
Initial information to be obtained in all cases
Consider threats to life
Community issues
Safeguard these victims

Question 6

Key principles HBV

Answer 6

Victims have got a fundamental right to be believed
Putting victims, their safety & wellbeing at the heart of our response & investigations
That the victims personal details will be stored, managed & handled with integrity & confidentiality

Question 7

Difference between arranged and forced marriage

Answer 7

Arranged- consent but family takes the lead

Forced- one or both parties do not consent

Question 8

Define Forced marriage

Answer 8

A marriage conducted without the valid consent of both parties, where duress is a factor

Question 9

Forced marriage (civil protection) act 2017

Answer 9

An act to make provision for protecting individuals against being forced to enter into marriage without their free and full consent and for protecting individuals who have been forced to enter into marriage without consent and for connected purposes

Question 10

The anti- social behaviour, crime & policing act 2014

Section 121

Answer 10

A person commits an offence if he or she
Uses violence, threats or any other force of coercion for the purpose of causing another person to enter into a marriage & believe or ought to reasonably believe that the conduct may cause the other person to enter into the marriage without free & full consent

Question 11

Female genital mutilaiton

Answer 11

A procedure that involves partial or towel removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non medical reasons

Question 12

Why does FGM happen

Answer 12

Religion
Preserving Tradition
Custom

Question 13

The female genital mutilation act 2003

Section 1

Answer 13

He exercises, infibulates or otherwise mutilates the whole or any part of a girls labia majora or labia minora or clitoris

Question 14

The female genital mutilation act 2003

Section 2

Answer 14

He aids, abets, counsels or procures a girl to excise, infibulate or otherwise mutilate the whole or any part of her own labia majora, labia minora or clitoris

Question 15

The female genital mutilation act 2003

Section 3

Answer 15

If he aids, abets, counsels or procures a person who is not a UK national or UK resident to do a relevant act of FGM outside the UK

Question 16

The female genital mutilation act 2003

Section 3A

Answer 16

If a genital mutilation offence is committed against a girl under 16, each person who is responsible for the girl at the relevant time is guilty of an offence

Question 17

The female genital mutilation act 2003

Section 4

Answer 17

If the offences outline in S1-3A are carried out outside of the UK by a UK national or resident, even in countries where the practise is legal then the offence may be treated as having been committed in England, Wales or NI

Question 18

Exemptions of FGM

Answer 18

A surgical operation on the girl which is necessary for her physical or mental health or who is in any stage of labour, or as just given birth for purposes connected with the labour of birth

Question 19

FMG protection orders main points

Answer 19

To protect a girl against the commission of a genital mutilation offence
To protect a girl against whom want such offence has been committed