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26th Report - Tackling Violence against Women and Girls

Public Accounts Committee HC 644 Published 16 May 2025
Report Status
Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations
33 items (18 recs)
Government Response
AI assessment · 33 of 33 classified
Accepted 19
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 11
Not Addressed 2
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty-sixth report from Session 2024-26 · published 18 Sep 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
11 Conclusion Not Addressed

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

Conclusion
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 … Read more
Government Response Summary
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 refuges or suitability of refuges for mothers with older sons.
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33 Recommendation Not Addressed

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

Recommendation
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 … Read more
Government Response Summary
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 explicitly commit to addressing the specific loophole of legislating against the *possession* of non-consensual intimate images.
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