Select committee: Home Affairs Committee
Violence against women and girls
Closed
Opened 21 Apr 2021
Closed 24 May 2024
Home Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
This inquiry looks at how violence against women and girls is being addressed. The Committee will use information from its initial call for evidence to inform its future programme of work on this issue. Read the initial call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry. Read the terms of reference relating specifically to the investigation and prosecution of rape . Warning - some of the written evidence published as part of this inquiry may contain explicit language or comments that some readers may find offensive.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 21 April 2021.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 7 September 2022
- 11 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Justice and the Home Secretary on the Rape Review progress report, dated 7 July 202312 July 2023, Correspondence
- Letter from the Minister for Safeguarding on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, dated 5 April 202319 April 2023, Correspondence
- Letter from the Home Secretary on the Angolini Inquiry's examination of David Carrick, dated 7 February 202322 February 2023, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2022 |
Oral evidence session
Dr Hannana Siddiqui · Southall Black Sisters,
Elizabeth Jiménez-Yáñez · Latin American Women’s Rights Service,
Nicole Jacobs,
Roy Wilsher OBE QFSM · HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services,
Vicky Marsh · Safety4Sisters North West
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| 9 Jun 2021 |
Oral evidence session
Claire Waxman,
Cordelia Tucker-O’Sullivan · Refuge,
Harriet Wistrich · Centre for Women's Justice,
Nicole Jacobs,
Sophie Linden,
Surwat Sohail · Roshni Birmingham,
Yasmin Khan · Welsh Government
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole Jacobs | Not recorded | 2 |
| Claire Waxman | Not recorded | 1 |
| Cordelia Tucker-O’Sullivan · Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager | Refuge | 1 |
| Dr Hannana Siddiqui · Head of Policy and Research | Southall Black Sisters | 1 |
| Elizabeth Jiménez-Yáñez · Policy and Communications Manager | Latin American Women’s Rights Service | 1 |
| Harriet Wistrich · Founding Director | Centre for Women's Justice | 1 |
| Roy Wilsher OBE QFSM · HM Inspector | HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services | 1 |
| Sophie Linden | Not recorded | 1 |
| Surwat Sohail · Chief Executive | Roshni Birmingham | 1 |
| Vicky Marsh · Interim Director | Safety4Sisters North West | 1 |
| Yasmin Khan · National Adviser for Violence against Women, Genderbased Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence, | Welsh Government | 1 |
Correspondence
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