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Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 results for subject area "Vulnerable Persons and Safeguarding"

Inquiries and reviews – statutory and independent, child and adult safeguarding, domestic homicide, and offensive weapons homicide

Updated: 31 July 2023

Prosecution Guidance Vulnerable Persons and Safeguarding

'Honour'-Based abuse, Forced Marriage, and harmful practices

Updated: 2 Mar 2023; minor revision 5 Jan 2024; Revised 26 Feb 2026

This legal guidance sets out how prosecutors should apply the Code for Crown Prosecutors (the Code) when considering any offences which fall within the definition of 'Honour'-Based Abuse (HBA)

Prosecution Guidance Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse Vulnerable Persons and Safeguarding