Capita Conferences Announce Their Tackling Honour Based Violence, Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation Conference

This conference comes as forced marriage is criminalised in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act. Never has there been a more important time to come together in a multi-agency response to these critical issues.

London, United Kingdom, May 10, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Tackling Honour Based Violence, Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation Conference

Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Central London

Expert speakers include:

· Keynote: Norman Baker MP, Minister of State for Crime Prevention, Home Office
· Keynote: Mak Chishty, Commander for North London, Metropolitan Police and Honour Based Violence Lead, Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
· Chaz Akoshile, Joint Head, Forced Marriage Unit
· Dr Comfort Momoh MBE, FGM and Public Health Specialist, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Board Member, FGM National Clinical Group

About the event:

Their Tackling Honour Based Violence, Forced Marriage and FGM comes as forced marriage is criminalised in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act and the government publishes its renewed action plan in A Call to End Violence against Women and Girls.

Never has there been a more important time to come together in a multi-agency response to these critical issues.

Hear from the Minister for Crime Prevention and expert colleagues from police, health, local government, education, housing and the voluntary sector on:

· Driving forward partnership working to enable prevention, support and protection for victims and those at risk
· How the new forced marriage legislation will be enforced and how this can be used in tandem with FMPOs to increase choice for individuals
· Examining how to equip the health workforce with the knowledge to identify FGM and report into clear structures that eliminate the opportunity for delay and ensures accountability for successful outcomes
· Discovering how ACPO and the Metropolitan Police Service are strengthening the police response to HBV, FM and FGM
· Gaining transferable advice from a college and local authority panel that has overcome barriers to information sharing

For more information:
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/public-sector-conferences/local-government-communities/full-conference/article/tackling-honour-based-violence-forced-marriage-and-female-genital-mutilation-conference.html?code=SMMK

Download the brochure:
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/pdfgen.html?filename=Tackling_Honour_Based_Violence__Forced_Marriage_and_Female_Genital_Mutilation__FGM_.pdf&code=SMMK

Discount: Book A Third Delegate at Half Price

Contact: Amna Khan on 020 7202 0562 or amna.khan@capita.co.uk (mailto:amna.khan@capita.co.uk)

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