The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today (28th April 2022) released its latest crime figures for the year ending in December 2021 – showing a new record high for sexual offences recorded by the police. 183,587 sexual offences were recorded…
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Latest data shows CPS failing to meet its own targets to transform justice outcomes for rape survivors, as charging in domestic abuse cases continues to decline.
At the Bill’s second reading yesterday, MPs from across the political spectrum called for the new law to protect women and girls’ rights online
The Home Affairs Committee has today (12th April 2022) published its report on the investigation and prosecution of rape, which has been in sharp decline since 2016. While reported rapes reached an all-time high in the year to September 2021,…
The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan represents a welcome change of course from government, which had previously proposed to separate the Domestic Abuse Strategy from the Tackling VAWG Strategy, without any consultation of stakeholders or impact assessment. We are pleased that…
Yesterday (23rd March 2022), the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Spring Statement for 2022, as the UK faces a ‘cost of living crisis’ and the prospect of the biggest fall in living standards in a single year since records…
Today (17th March 2022) the government has released its long-awaited Online Safety Bill, which sets out to give internet companies a duty of care to users in a bid to create safer online spaces. While parliamentary committees working on strengthening…
MPs, football groups and equality organisations are among those who have signed up in support of an open letter to the Premier League and FA by The End Violence Against Women Coalition, Level Up and The Three Hijabis, the campaigners…
On 1st March 2022, the government launched a new public campaign aiming to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) by shaping the attitudes that normalise and tolerate this abuse. This follows the launch of a similar campaign by the…