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3rd Report - Tackling violence against women and girls: funding
Home Affairs Committee
HC 741
Published 11 July 2025
Conclusions (2)
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Conclusion
Accepted
The term ‘violence against women and girls’ needs to be clearly defined by the Government to ensure that rates can be measured by different organisations in a consistent way. (Conclusion, Paragraph 7)
Government Response Summary
The government stated it already uses a single consistent definition of VAWG, outlining the wide range of crime types it covers, and detailed existing and planned metrics for measuring progress against this definition.
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Conclusion
Accepted
We are unclear how the Government is assessing the interventions that are shown to work, as we do not see a link between the data required and the effectiveness of a service. This gives us little confidence that funding is being directed to what works. (Conclusion, Paragraph 22)
Government Response Summary
The Home Office is reviewing definitions of 'by and for' services and exploring improved commissioning, including a standardised bidding process. The Ministry of Justice will maintain 2024-25/2025-26 funding levels for sexual violence and domestic abuse support and amalgamate existing ringfenced funds into one stream for local prioritisation.