Honour Crimes/Forced Marriage Protection Orders

Reference number: 
20100036
Request date: 
01/2010
Response date: 
08/02/2010 (All day)
Request details: 

Thank you for your request in relation to: 

a) the number of honour crimes investigated by the force in each of the last five years.

b) for each honour crime, please state the age of the victim and the age of the alleged perpetrator.

c) for each honour crime, please state the outcome of the case.  

d) the number of 'forced marriage protection orders' issued in each month since November 2008.

e) for each FMPO, please state the age of the victim and the age of the alleged perpetrator.

f) for each FMPO, please state the outcome of the case.

SYP response: 

Questions A-C

A search of the South Yorkshire Police Crime Management System, using the Modus Operandi of ‘Motive – Honour based violence/killings’ found no records during the period specified.

In accordance with Section 16 – Duty to provide advice and assistance, you may find the following disclosure of interest:

http://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/foi/disclosurelog/20090541

Questions D-F

South Yorkshire Police do not hold this information.  Fifteen county courts deal with applications and make orders to prevent forced marriages.

In accordance with Section 16 – Duty to provide advice and assistance, you may find the following of interest:

http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/one-year-on-forced-marriage-act.pdf