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…
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) statistics released last week (18th November 2021) showed that for the 12 months ending June 2021, there were increases in prosecutions at magistrates courts as well as increases in convictions for sexual offending compared with the…
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 52 women’s organisations have written to Priti Patel with concerns about the devastating impact that the Nationality and Borders Bill will have on women and survivors of violence…
ONS data released today (24th November 2021) provides vital insight into the scale and lasting impacts of violence against women and girls (VAWG), but lacks an in depth analysis of the harm caused by perpetrators. We're concerned that without any…
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…
Political attention to the violence against women and girls perpetrated, normalised and covered up within our police forces is long overdue. But by focusing on the actions of one perpetrator and not examining the underlying culture of policing that has…
“The sentencing of Couzens won't leave women feeling less afraid. We know that the risk and fear of male violence is woven into the fabric of most women and girls' daily lives. For Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa and the countless…
Launched in the summer, the survey sought to understand victims’ priorities and gain insights into their experiences of the criminal justice system over the past three years, including during the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey features responses from almost 600 victims…
The data, released yesterday (24th August 2021), reveals that during the period 2nd – 27th June 2021: One in two women felt unsafe walking alone after dark in a quiet street near their home, compared to one in seven men…
The report confirmed what women’s organisations have been saying for some time, that there is a systemic failure to meet the state’s duty to safeguard a highly vulnerable section of the population. Critically, the police are failing to use four…