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Frequently asked questions with relation to Forced Marriage
West Yorkshire Police publish the outcomes of misconduct hearings to the public. The information will be published on a quarterly basis and includes details of the standard which has been breached, basic details of the breach and the misconduct outcome.
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"
Police involvement in Family Court Proceedings
The Police become involved in Family Court Proceedings either following an Order being made against the Chief Constable seeking disclosure of information or when the Police seek information from the family court to assist an on-going investigation.
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.
West Yorkshire Police will publish information about public misconduct or special case hearings here. Misconduct hearings deal with allegations of gross misconduct by police officers or special constables.
Information such as statement of accounts, audits, salary and grading, expenses, procurement, contracts, and payment performance data.
FOI - The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities, sets out exemptions from that right and places a number of obligations on public authorities.
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West Yorkshire Police process your personal data using Body Worn Video cameras for a number of purposes. We use Body Worn Video cameras to process your personal data under the Data Protection Act 2018 for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security.
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