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Police record highest number of ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA)-related offences since 2021

November 5, 2026

Data published by the Home Office today has revealed that 3,145 ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) related offences were recorded by police ...

A woman with long dark hair, wearing a red pleated top and black blazer, smiling at the camera against a pale yellow background with faint abstract line artwork. Below her is a row of sponsor logos: Savera UK, Thornley Leisure Parks, msb, Zonta Club of London, Merseyrail, Auteur Media, Bombed Out Church, Morecrofts Solicitors, and Emily Spurrell Merseyside Police & Crime Commissioner.

MP and author, Naz Shah, to speak at Savera UK “Culture is Beautiful” festival

August 27, 2026

Naz Shah, the Labour MP for Bradford West, forced marriage survivor and author of “Honoured: Survival, Strength and My Path ...

We’re hiring: Independent ‘Honour’-Based Abuse & Harmful Practices Advocate

July 29, 2026

Post: Independent ‘Honour’-Based Abuse (HBA)& Harmful Practices Advocate (IHBAHPA) (Women Only) Band: Band 3- Programme delivery, specialist advice Salary: Start ...

We have launched media guidelines for reporting on HBA and harmful practices and interviewing survivors.

The guidelines were created collaboratively by HBA survivors and frontline professionals and came following the charity’s Setting the Story Straight project, funded by Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales. The project examined how HBA and harmful practices, its survivors and affected communities were represented in the media.