Update (10 Sept 2021): The Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, has responded to the letter. Read the response here. A letter sent today (28 July 2021) to the Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson and signed by…
Today (22.07.21) the Crown Prosecution Service has released its end of year data on Violence against Women and Girls. This data is a crucial measurement by which we can assess any progress in the CPS approach to prosecuting crimes of…
Yesterday (15.01.20) the Office for Students (the independent regulator for higher education in England) launched their consultation on harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education. The failings of numerous academic institutions have left survivors of sexual violence felling unrecognised, unsupported and…
A UK-wide Coalition of women’s organisations, represented by the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ), commenced legal proceedings against the Crown Prosecution Service at the High Court today (24 September), claiming that the CPS has covertly changed its policy and practice…
Responding to today's (18 September) announcement by the Ministry of Justice of £5 million in additional funding to support services for victims of rape and sexual assault, EVAW said: "This announcement acknowledges there is a desperate need for more funding…
The Rape Monitoring Group figures released today are truly shocking. We are seeing the lowest number of rape convictions in years at the same time as a huge increase in women reporting these offences - evidence of just how broken…
Recent Home Office figures revealed that only one in 65 rape cases reported to the police are now reaching court. EVAW believes there is a crisis in the criminal justice response to rape, and that the government is failing to…
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…
The Department for Education today (14 December 2017) published guidance for schools on how to prevent and respond to rape and sexual violence by children. This guidance is much needed and long-overdue. It is over a year since the Women…
Today (Thursday 2nd November 2017) Southall Black Sisters (SBS) and the End Violence Against Women Coalition publish a new report showing what an “essential tool” the Human Rights Act is for women who need to challenge the police when they…