Written questions

Honour Based Abuse: Prosecutions

Commons · Question 110932 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Attorney General · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Solicitor General,?what information his Department holds on the number of people that have been prosecuted for honour-based offences broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) category of offence in each year since 2010.

Answer

Answered by Ellie Reeves, 12 Feb 2026

The CPS define ‘honour’ based abuse as an incident or crime involving violence, threats of violence, intimidation coercion or abuse (including psychological, physical, sexual, financial, or emotional abuse) which has or may have been committed to protect ...