MPs call for violence against women and girls to be addressed in the Online Safety Bill
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
Parliamentary report exposes broken justice system for rape survivors
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,…
Police and CPS failing rape survivors, inspectorates find
Today (25th February 2022), the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have published the second and final part of their joint inspection of the investigation and prosecution of…
IOPC finds cultural issues of misogyny and racism in the Met Police
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has today (1st February 2022) released findings from its Operation Hotton investigations into the misconduct of several Met Police officers. Operation Hotton consisted of nine separate investigations into the conduct of serving police…
New measures in Policing Bill an increasing threat to our rights
The Policing Bill is being debated in the House of Lords this week (10th and 12th January 2022), at a time when new measures added to the Bill have drawn widespread condemnation from a broad cross-section of society. These new…
National policing VAWG framework must translate into accountability and meaningful action
Today (15th December 2021) the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Violence Against Women and Girls, Maggie Blyth, has launched a new framework in England and Wales, setting out the actions required from every police force in a bid to…
Rape scorecards show broken justice system for rape survivors
The government has today (9th December 2021) released its first set of scorecards showing how each part of the criminal justice system is performing in prosecuting rape, along with a progress update report on performance regarding the rape Review Action…
Almost half of women have less trust in police following Sarah Everard murder
The End Violence Against Women Coalition commissioned nationwide research that shows 47% of women and 40% of men reported declining trust in the police following the publication of details about the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving Metropolitan…
Met Police action plan a PR exercise that will cause harm
In the action plan, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick acknowledges that there continues to be much work needed to rebuild women’s trust in the police force. This follows the police inspectorate report which found systemic failure to duties to safeguard…
IOPC investigations highlight police abuse and failings to women
An IOPC investigation into police officers who abuse their position for a sexual purpose has shown a sharp rise in reported cases in the past three years, with this form of abuse now comprising the single largest form of police…