Lesson 6 - Honour Based Abuse

Question 1

What are examples of HBA?

Answer 1

• Murder
• Unexplained Death (suicide)
• Controlling Sexual Activity
• Physical Abuse
• Fear of, or Actual Forced Marriage
• Domestic Abuse
• Sexual Abuse, Rape
• Forced Abortion
• Abduction
• Stalking and Harassment

Question 2

What should you do when confronted with HBA or FM?

Answer 2

• Take them seriously
• See them immediately alone
• Respect their wishes and reassure them
• Establish a means of safe contact

Question 3

What should you NOT do when confronted with HBA or FM?

Answer 3

• Send them away/minimise their concerns
• Approach family or community (interpreters)
• Share information without consent
• Attempt to mediate

Question 4

What does Section 8 of the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014 allow a victim of HBA or FM do?

Answer 4

Choose the gender of the interviewing officer

Question 5

How may a victim of HBA or FM present themselves?

Answer 5

• Anxious/angry (fight or flight response) or
• Numb/non-engaging /dissociated (freeze response)
• Unable to understand and respond to things said to them or be unable to react or recall information in a coherent way

Question 6

What legislation prevents FGM?

Answer 6

Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005

Question 7

What is the penalty for FGM?

Answer 7

Up to 14 years imprisonment

Question 8

What defences are there for FGM?

Answer 8

• Where the the female has given birth and an approved person removes it for purposes connected with Labour or birth.
• Where an approved person carries out a surgical operation which is necessary for that persons mental or physical health

Question 9

What does Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights state?

Answer 9

Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouse

Question 10

What does Section 122 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 criminalise?

Answer 10

• Forcing someone to marry against their will
• Luring a person to a place for the purpose of forcing them to enter into a marriage without consent
• Using deception with the intention of causing a person to leave the UK with the intention of forcing them to marry

Question 11

Scotland’s Sheriffs may issue a civil Forced Marriage Protection Order (FMPO) on an application made by who?

Answer 11

• The protected person;
• A relevant third party i.e. Local Authority; Police Scotland, the Lord Advocate and any other person specified by Scottish Ministers
• Any other person only with the leave of the court (Section 3 (2) of the Act makes specific mention of this)

Question 12

What are the possible risk factors for HBA/FM?

Answer 12

• Truanting
• Self harm
• House arrest
• Dishonourable behaviour
• Family/community
• Fear or actual forced marriage
• Pressure to go abroad
• Isolation
• Domestic abuse
• Attempts to separate or divorce
• A pre-marital relationship/extra marital affairs
• Threats to kill
• Animal/pet abuse
• Children
• Pregnancy/new birth
• Sexuality
• Stalking and harassment