Balaclavas: Domestic Abuse and Honour Based Abuse
Commons · Question 59215 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of full-face coverings on levels of (a) coercion, (b) domestic control and (c) honour-based abuse.
Answer
Answered by Jess Phillips, 19 Jun 2025
Tackling violence against women and girls, including Coercive or Controlling Behaviour (CCB) and ‘Honour’-Based Abuse (HBA), is a top priority for this Government and our manifesto included a mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. ...