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Tackling Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)

Status: Closed Opened: 15 Jan 2025 Closed: 17 Jul 2025 18 recommendations 15 conclusions 1 report

One in five women in their lifetime are estimated to be victims of sexual assault or attempted assault. One in twelve are reported to be victims of violence against women and girls (VAWG) annually. The true figure is likely to be much higher. The Government introduced its Tackling VAWG strategy in 2021, supplemented by the …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
26th Report - Tackling Violence against Women and Girls HC 644 16 May 2025 33 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
11 Conclusion 26th Report - Tackling Violence against… Not Addressed

Specialist VAWG services inadequately equipped to support all survivors with diverse needs.

Women’s Aid also raised concerns over how well–equipped services were to provide the necessary support to all survivors, stating that there are only two refuges nationally that are wheelchair accessible.24 Written evidence submitted by Commonweal Housing highlighted that mothers with older sons may be considered unsuitable for many refuges, and …

Government response. The government states it has engaged with sector experts and survivors through various forums to shape the VAWG Strategy and will continue a survivor-informed approach. However, the response does not specifically address the concerns raised regarding the lack of wheelchair-accessible …
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33 Recommendation 26th Report - Tackling Violence against… Not Addressed

Online Safety Act contains loophole failing to legislate against non-consensual intimate imagery possession.

The Online Safety Act, introduced in October 2023, was designed to ensure that people are protected from harmful online content, notably children and young people. The Act legislates the removal harmful content from social media platforms.77 As of 16 March 2025, service providers must have completed their risk assessments for …

Government response. The government agrees with the recommendation and sets a target implementation date of Winter 2025. However, while it details the implementation of the Online Safety Act and ongoing work to criminalize the *creation* of non-consensual intimate images, it does not …
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
17 Mar 2025 Emma Payne · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Farah Nazeer · Women's Aid, Justin Russell · Department for Education, Nicole Jacobs DBE, Professor Katrin Hohl · Independent Advisor to the Rape Review, Richard Clarke · Home Office, Sir Matthew Rycroft · Home Office, Talitha Rowland · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology View ↗

Correspondence

8 letters
DateDirectionTitle
8 Jan 2026 To cttee 9. Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Science, Innovatio…
24 Nov 2025 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office relating to a clarificat…
17 Nov 2025 To cttee Letter from the Director General, Public Safety of the Home Office relating to …
16 Oct 2025 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the Violence…
4 Sep 2025 To cttee Letter from the Director General of Public Safety Group at Home Office relating…
7 Jul 2025 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the update o…
31 Mar 2025 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the oral evi…
11 Feb 2025 To cttee Letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the NAO repo…