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Inquiry must examine wider culture of policing that fails women and enables perp...
Political attention to the violence against women and girls perpetrated, normalised and co...

Anti-Racism Charter launched to end racism in the VAWG sector
Racism is deeply embedded within every sphere of society and the VAWG sector is not immune...

True justice means no other women becoming victims of male violence
“The sentencing of Couzens won’t leave women feeling less afraid. We know that the r...

EVAW welcomes call by police inspectorate for whole system change to tackle viol...
Today (17 September 2021), Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescu...

Experts call for online VAWG to be addressed in the Online Safety Bill
Update (December 2021): The full length VAWG principles on the online safety bill are now ...

Women’s groups urge the House of Lords to oppose the Police, Crime, Sentencing a...
The controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill has today (14 September...

Victims’ Commissioner’s survey finds victims’ confidence in the justice system i...
Launched in the summer, the survey sought to understand victims’ priorities and gain insig...

New data shows extent to which women feel unsafe at night
The data, released yesterday (24th August 2021), reveals that during the period 2nd – 27th...

Police super-complaint investigation highlights police failures to protect victi...
The report confirmed what women’s organisations have been saying for some time, that there...

Women’s Groups call on Secretary of State for Education to create ‘W...
Update (10 Sept 2021): The Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, has respond...

CPS Data for 2020/21 released: Still no improvement
Today (22.07.21) the Crown Prosecution Service has released its end of year data on Violen...

Women’s groups respond to press notice on Violence Against Women and Girls...
This strategy is launched after a particular spotlight on violence against women and girls...

Inspection into Police and CPS calls for a criminal justice culture shift to dea...
Today (16 July) Part One of the joint HMCFRS and HMCPSI inspection into the police and CPS...

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill enters Report Stage amid opposition fr...
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill entered Report Stage on 5 July. A bri...