Select Committee · Home Affairs Committee

Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Funding

Status: Closed Opened: 26 Feb 2025 Closed: 9 Dec 2025 11 recommendations 7 conclusions 1 report

This short inquiry is aimed at influencing the content of the Government’s new VAWG strategy, which is expected later this year. The aim is to examine the link between funding and outcomes. The inquiry will explore themes around funding that the Government needs to address in its strategy to be able to meet its policy … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
3rd Report - Tackling violence against women and girls: fun… HC 741 11 Jul 2025 18 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
16 Recommendation 3rd Report - Tackling violence against … Accepted in Part

Partner with universities and third sector to fund research into VAWG prevention effectiveness

We recommend that the Government partners with universities and the third sector to fund and promote research into the effectiveness of different prevention measures, including research into primary prevention. The Government should inform the Committee of its proposals for acting on this recommendation within six months. (Recommendation, Paragraph 42) Read more

Government response AI summary
The government stated it will undertake evaluations of prevention measures where feasible, working with academics and the third sector where appropriate, and highlighted existing and forthcoming preventative work and reviews by the Department for Education and the Office for Students.
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Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
17 Jun 2025 Alison Lowe OBE · West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Clare Moody · Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, Councillor Sue Woolley · Local Government Association, Gisela Carr · Home Office, Jess Phillips MP · Home Office View ↗
6 May 2025 Ellie Butt · Refuge, Ghadah Alnasseri · Imkaan, Leyla Buran · White Ribbon UK, Sarah Fulham · Hestia View ↗

Who gave evidence

9 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alison Lowe OBE · Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime West Yorkshire Combined Authority 1
Clare Moody · Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somers… Association of Police and Crime Commissioners 1
Councillor Sue Woolley · Deputy Chairman of Safer and Stronger Communities… Local Government Association 1
Ellie Butt · Head of Policy and Public Affairs Refuge 1
Ghadah Alnasseri · Executive Director Imkaan 1
Gisela Carr · Deputy Director, Interpersonal Abuse Unit Home Office 1
Jess Phillips MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister … Home Office 1
Leyla Buran · Campaigns and Policy Manager White Ribbon UK 1
Sarah Fulham · Director of Domestic Abuse Hestia 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
8 Jul 2025 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls …
8 Jul 2025 To cttee letter from the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls …