A new report from the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) released today, 14th March 2023, presents the first national assessment of police performance on tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). The Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls – Policing…
Accessible versions of the Snapshot report 2022-23 Download the Snapshot report here Download the Easy Read Snapshot report here Download the large print report here View the Executive Summary and Recommendations in BSL New YouGov data shows the majority of…
Today (14th February 2023), Wayne Couzens pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent exposure, one of which he committed four days before he murdered Sarah Everard. Responding to this, Andrea Simon, Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said:…
Today (24th January 2023) HM Inspectorate of Probation has published its Independent Serious Further Offence (SFO) review of Jordan McSweeney, who murdered Zara Aleena in 2022; finding that given McSweeney’s long history of violence and convictions, he should have been…
Today (16th January, 2023) serving Met Police officer David Carrick has pled guilty to more than 80 sexual offences spanning almost 20 years. In a statement, Andrea Simon, Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW), said: “This is…
Today (15th December 2022) the government has published its Operation Soteria Bluestone one year report, as well as an 18 month update on the progress of its Rape Review. Operation Soteria Bluestone Operation Soteria was one of the most promising…
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today (2nd November 2022) published the results of its inspection of vetting, misconduct and misogyny in the police service, finding that it is currently “too easy for the…
Update (27th October 2022): The latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a record number of rapes were recorded in the year to June 2022. 70,600 rapes were registered - up from 59,046 in 2019-20 and almost…
Baroness Casey has today (17th October 2022) published an interim report as part of her review of standards and internal culture at the Met Police. The review was commissioned as part of the force’s response to public outrage following the…
Today (14th October 2022), the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and College of Policing have published a review of police-perpetrated violence against women and girls, finding that a number of institutional failings are preventing perpetrators from facing accountability. A number…