To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2008, Official Report, column 602W, on police training, what progress the National Police Improvement Agency has made in refreshing its training modules on domestic abuse to include (a) female genital mutilation, (b) stalking and harassment and (c) honour-based violence. (283731)

The National Policing Improvement Agency has reviewed the existing training materials for domestic abuse and has begun developing a new learning programme. Part 1 of this training relates to risk identification, assessment and management which will be available from end July 2009.

Further training material is to be launched in Q3 2009 and will include general awareness training for all police officers and staff and specialist training for all experienced specialist domestic abuse officers and all investigators.

All of the new training materials incorporate (a) female genital mutilation, (b) stalking and harassment and (c) honour-based violence.