On 8 March, International Women’s Day, 25-year-old Fern Champion, who was raped in 2016, has launched a petition, and written to the Prime Minister asking her to ensure there is always specialist rape counselling support available for everyone who seeks it. Fern,…
Responding to the publication today (6 March) of the Government’s “refreshed” Violence Against Women & Girls Strategy and Action Plan, which includes a complete review of the way the criminal justice system responds to rape, End Violence Against Women Coalition…
Responding to the publication yesterday (25 February) of the Government’s new compulsory Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) guidance for all schools (1), Sarah Green of the End Violence Against Women Coalition said: “We are very pleased to see that the…
A Times article today has reported that police have drastically reduced use of bail conditions on men accused of rape and domestic abuse. Suspects are instead being interviewed under 'voluntary attendance'. Our member the Centre for Women's Justice are compiling a 'super complaint' in relation…
Today (5th February 2019) the Education Select Committee held an ‘accountability hearing’, where they questioned Ofsted chiefs Amanda Spielman and Sean Harford on the new draft education inspection framework, Ofsted's annual report, and how safeguarding arrangements in schools are inspected.…
A report released today shows the stark failure of our prison and probation systems to deal with sexual offenders once they are convicted. At a time when there are more perpetrators of sexual violence in the system than ever before, we need…
Responding to the publication today of the Government’s response to the Domestic Violence and Abuse consultation and the Draft Bill which will soon got before Parliament, Sarah Green, Co-Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition said: “The ambition and…
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A new survey of attitudes to rape and sexual violence published today (6 December) reveals: A third (33%) of people in Britain think it isn’t usually rape if a woman is pressured into having sex but there is no physical…
Responding to the publication today (20 November) of the John Gillen Review initial findings and recommendations on the justice system’s response to serious sexual offences in Northern Ireland, Sarah Green, Co-Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition said: "John Gillen's…