Overview of measures
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Priority area 1: Legal safeguards |
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Strengthen the legal safeguards of victims of honour-motivated violence, with a particular focus on children and young people (a, b) Ministry of Justice and Public Security Ministry of Children and Families Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Legal regulation of the specialised public services that prevent negative social control and honour-motivated violence and provide assistance in individual cases Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Priority area 2: Prevention |
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Better prevention – a strengthened diversity advisor programme Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Information about negative social control shall be targeted and easily accessible to those who need it (a, b) Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Explore the possibility of residence and self-sufficiency declarations for newly arrived refugees and persons arriving under family immigration (family reunification) Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Strengthen opportunities for increased participation in work and education for immigrant women (a, b) Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Strengthen the voluntary sector’s efforts against negative social control and honour-motivated violence (a, b) Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Ministry of Culture and Equality |
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Consider integration grants for resettlement Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Strengthen the co-operation between the expert team and the crisis centre services Ministry of Children and Families Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Strengthen the assistance offered to perpetrators of violence or persons at risk of committing violence and abuse Ministry of Health and Care Services |
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Consider the system of protected address for children in the care of the child welfare services Ministry of Children and Families |
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New knowledge about negative social control and honour-motivated violence for more effective measures (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Ministry of Culture and Equality Ministry of Health and Care Services Ministry of Children and Families |
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Strengthen international co-operation to prevent negative social control (a, b) Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Priority area 3: Competence enhancement |
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Strengthen the service system’s knowledge of negative social control and honour-motivated violence (a, b, c) Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Ministry of Education and Research |
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Strengthen the child welfare services’ competence in cases involving various forms of violence and abuse (a, b, c, d, e) Ministry of Children and Families |
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Enhance the competence of the police and the prosecuting authority Ministry of Justice and Public Security |
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Increase knowledge and use of specialised outpatient services for women subjected to female genital mutilation (a, b, c) Ministry of Health and Care Services |
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Further develop co-operation between the specialised services and religious and life stance communities Ministry of Children and Families |
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Enhance competence in kindergartens, schools, and out-of-school care (SFO) (a, b) Ministry of Education and Research Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Enhance competence on violence and abuse against elderly persons with minority backgrounds Ministry of Culture and Equality Ministry of Health and Care Services |
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Investigate the need for legislative amendments and inform religious and life stance communities about the rules concerning the duty of confidentiality, the duty to avert a criminal act, and notifications to the child welfare services Ministry of Children and Families |
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Enhance competence on negative social control, honour-motivated violence and female genital mutilation in the health and care services (a, b, c, d) Ministry of Health and Care Services Ministry of Education and Research Ministry of Children and Families Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Strengthen co-operation and knowledge transfer between the services that have measures against human trafficking and the specialised services against negative social control and honour-motivated violence Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Ministry of Justice and Public Security |
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Enhance competence on negative social control in adult education Ministry of Education and Research Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Priority area 4: Involuntary stays abroad |
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Proposal for travel bans etc. Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Ministry of Children and Families Ministry of Justice and Public Security |
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Measures before, during and after an involuntary stay abroad (a, b, c) Ministry of Justice and Public Security Ministry of Children and Families Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Education and Research |
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Explore the possibility of suspending public benefits and child benefits in the event of harmful stays abroad Ministry of Children and Families Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Investigate the possibility of establishing a right and duty to undergo education and qualification for individuals who have returned to Norway after an involuntary stay abroad Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
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Better safeguarding of individuals subjected to involuntary stays abroad (a, b) Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Box 4: Other specialised schemes
National Housing and Support Service for individuals over 18 years of age subjected to negative social control and honour-based violence
The Housing and Support Service is for individuals over 18 years of age who are at risk of or have been subjected to forced marriage, honour-motivated violence and/or negative social control and who need a safe place to stay. They may also need support to re-establish themselves. The Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir) coordinates and allocates places in the National Housing and Support Service.
Scheme for coverage of expenses to return to Norway
Bufdir’s expert team reviews applications for the scheme covering expenses related to the return of individuals abroad who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, and/or negative social control.
Mentoring scheme for victims
A mentoring scheme has been established for individuals subjected to negative social control and honour-motivated violence. The mentoring programme offers individuals who have broken away from their families companionship in everyday life and during holidays. The scheme consists of Mentor Family under the auspices of the Norwegian Red Cross, the Together network under the auspices of Oslo Crisis Centre, as well as projects awarded funding through the Directorate of Integration and Diversity’s (IMDi) grant scheme for integration work under the auspices of voluntary organisations. In addition, Bufdir manages Mentorhub, a meeting forum for various organisations working with mentoring initiatives aimed at this group.
Regional networks for competence enhancement
The five Regional Resource Centres on Violence, Traumatic Stress and Suicide Prevention (RVTS) organise education, guidance and network gatherings on negative social control and honour-motivated violence for employees in the service system throughout the country. A grant scheme has been established, which is available for the country’s RVTS centres to apply for. The grant scheme is managed by IMDi and aims to help the ordinary services, such as the police, health services and child welfare services, to gain competence in identifying negative social control, violence and abuse, following up victims and increasing co-operation between the services.