2nd Special Response – Tackling violence against women and girls: Funding: Government Response

This is the government's response, published 22 October 2025.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government's response sets out its ambition to halve VAWG in a decade, declines some of the Committee's recommendations (for example on publishing minutes and a further audit), and says details of Spending Review funding for 2026 to 2029 will be set out "in due course".

• On a standardised definition, the government says it "already adopts a single consistent definition of VAWG" and that all identified metrics "will align" to it. The Home Office "plans to publish regular progress updates" on delivery against the strategy.
• On minutes of cross-government groups, the government says the meetings are confidential because they inform policy development, and that "it would not be in the public interest to publish minutes or summaries".
• On a further cross-government data audit, the government says "A further audit is not needed and may duplicate analytical work that has already been conducted", citing a Home Office review of existing data already completed.
• On longer-term funding and a ringfenced pot for 'by and for' services, the government acknowledges the difficulties of short-term funding and aims "where possible" to provide longer-term grants. It says it "cannot provide details on future funding", including ringfencing, because of the ongoing budget allocation.

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