The Crown Prosecution Service has today (26th January 2024) released the findings of its research on public understanding of rape with strategic communications experts Equally Ours, which aims to improve the handling and prosecution of rape and other sexual offences…
A new survey of counsellors and therapists has found that current laws and policing practices prevent rape survivors from accessing therapy, limit its effectiveness and pose serious ethical challenges. The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) survey of their members…
This week (4th December 2023) Maria Miller MP spoke in Parliament on her amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, supported by the Lord Chancellor and former Secretary of State for Justice, Robert Buckland MP. The amendment would provide greater…
Today (Wednesday 8th November 2023), the newly appointed Victims’ Commissioner Baroness Newlove has published worrying new survey results, declaring they should be “a wake-up call for all those involved in the justice system”. Of the 500 victims who responded: Only…
Last week (19th October 2023) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released its quarterly figures on charging, prosecution and conviction rates for rape, sexual offences and domestic abuse - painting a concerning picture of how our broken justice system is responding…
Joint statement from The Three Hijabis and the End Violence Against Women Coalition demanding football takes urgent action to tackle gender-based violence. Over the last week, sexual violence and domestic abuse in football has once again made the headlines. But…
Yesterday (20th July 2023), the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released its quarterly data on charging, prosecution and conviction rates for rape, sexual offences and domestic abuse, on the same day the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported increased numbers of…
The government has today (10th July 2023) published their Rape Review Progress Update and announced that from next week, Operation Soteria - a new model for investigating rape - will be rolled out to all police forces in England and…
Download the report here Download the large print report here Two years on from the government’s End-to-End Rape Review, far too many victims and survivors of rape continue to be failed, according to a new report released today by Centre…
Download the report here Download the large print report here 60% of girls have heard teachers use sexist language, according to a new report released today (Monday 12th June 2023) by the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW). Two years…