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3rd Report - Tackling violence against women and girls: funding
Home Affairs Committee
HC 741
Published 11 July 2025
Recommendations
8
Acknowledged
Establish a cross-government audit to identify necessary data for evaluation and consistent reporting metrics
Recommendation
We recommend that the Home Office establishes, as soon as practicable, a cross-government audit to identify which data it is necessary to collect for evaluation purposes. The findings of this audit should be used to establish more consistent reporting metrics …
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Government Response Summary
The government highlights ongoing work by DfE and OfS on prevention and curriculum changes. The Home Office states it will continue to work with DfE and others to expand the evidence base for VAWG prevention, including through analysis of linked administrative data and research, but does not commit to establishing the recommended cross-government audit for data collection.
Home Office
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10
Acknowledged
Re-assess value for money criteria for VAWG funding, weighting towards qualitative data for impact
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government re-assesses the value for money criteria for VAWG funding awarded to local authorities. They should be weighted towards qualitative data to ensure that the impact on people’s lives is a more significant factor than cost. …
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Government Response Summary
The government details existing frameworks and a recent evaluation that highlighted opportunities to improve value for money and strengthen qualitative outcome measures, which MHCLG is considering. However, it does not explicitly commit to re-assessing value for money criteria for VAWG funding or weighting them towards qualitative data as recommended.
Home Office
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15
Acknowledged
Increase funding for VAWG prevention programmes to meet the halving target
Recommendation
In the long term, funding for prevention is vital if the Government’s target of halving VAWG in a decade has a chance of being met. Currently there is insufficient funding of prevention programmes, in part because of the difficulties in …
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Government Response Summary
The government acknowledged the importance of prevention for halving VAWG and outlined its strategic approach through the VAWG strategy, evidence-based evaluations, and collaborative work with the Department for Education on preventative measures.
Home Office
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