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Frequently asked questions with relation to Forced Marriage
Shafilea Ahmed was born on 14th July 1986 in Bradford. Soon after her birth she moved to Warrington, Cheshire to parents Iftikhar and Farzana.
Forced marriage is a crime where one or both spouses do not, or cannot, consent to the marriage and duress is involved. This can include physical, psychological, financial, sexual and emotional pressure. In some cases victims suffer violence and abuse.
A Survivor's Story of Forced Marriage ; "“My wedding day should have been the happiest day of my life but all I could do was cry. I didn’t want to go through with it but felt I had no choice, my family would disown me. I just felt no-one cared about what I thought or what I felt"
West Yorkshire Police Domestic Abuse policy - West Yorkshire Police has outlined a clear commitment to tackle violence against women and girls. This pledge from West Yorkshire Police gives our communities across the country the reassurance and confidence that we are committed to ensuring we do everything in our power to accurately and quickly identify and pursue perpetrators, of any gender including non-binary individuals, and to support and protect victims whether inside or outside of the organisation.
The Tour de Yorkshire 2019 will be held for the fifth time this year from Thursday 2nd May to Sunday 5th May 2019.
The Force Management Statement focuses on the current and predicted demand facing West Yorkshire Police over the next four years, the performance and effectiveness of the Force and our capacity and capability to address the demand we face.
West Yorkshire Police on social media communications channels, including Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
The Department for Education has launched the second phase of their ‘Together, we can tackle child abuse’ campaign www.gov.uk/tacklechildabuse
Policies and Procedures - Crime and Safeguarding - this topic lists policies relating to crime issues and safeguarding victims and potential victims of crime.
Advice on domestic abuse / domestic violence, who to contact for help and support and how to report domestic abuse. Domestic abuse will not be tolerated by West Yorkshire Police. We treat all reports seriously and we will do whatever we can to help prevent further incidents occurring. We always encourage those who suffer domestic abuse to report incidents to us. We have a zero tolerance policy in respect of domestic abuse; we will arrest anyone who is alleged to have committed a criminal offence and will prosecute where ever possible and appropriate.
Gender pay gap 2021 - HTML / accessible version - to accompany PDF version of gender pay gap document
Please find below the crime prevention advice leaflets, which are available to download.