Select committee: Home Affairs Committee
Violence Against Women and Girls strategy update
Open
Opened 21 Apr 2026
Home Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
This session will focus on implementation of the Government’s new VAWG strategy. It will also include questions about the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs.
Where it stands
The inquiry is open, opened 21 April 2026.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 27 October 2026
- 5 witnesses
Recent activity
- Oral evidence session27 October 2026, Oral evidence
- Oral evidence session28 April 2026, Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 27 Oct 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Dame Nicole Jacobs · The Domestic Abuse Commissioner,
Eleanor Lyons · Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
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| 28 Apr 2026 |
Oral evidence session
Gisela Carr · Home Office,
Jess Phillips MP · Home Office,
Luke Hughes · Home Office
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Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Dame Nicole Jacobs · Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales | The Domestic Abuse Commissioner | 1 |
| Eleanor Lyons · Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner | Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner | 1 |
| Gisela Carr · Deputy Director, Interpersonal Abuse Unit | Home Office | 1 |
| Jess Phillips MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls) | Home Office | 1 |
| Luke Hughes · Head of the Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation Response Unit | Home Office | 1 |