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National roll-out of Project Vigilant

Angiolini Inquiry · Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report: Prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces · Issued 2 December 2025 · Addressed to: Home Office

Government responseHome Office: Under consideration (Jun 2026)

DeliveryNo statement from Home Office found

Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation, Recommendation 21

By April 2026, the Home Office, the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection, and the National Police Chiefs' Council should roll out Project Vigilant nationally and consistently across all forces in England and Wales. This should be introduced primarily across nighttime economy spaces but should then be expanded to other suitable environments in which Project Vigilant could help prevent and interrupt perpetrators of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces. In addition, Police and Crime Commissioners should specifically liaise with Chief Constables on the implementation of Project Vigilant in their areas, to understand its impact on the delivery of the force's Police and Crime Plan, and its contribution to national policing capabilities aimed at tackling violence against women and girls.

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Published evidence summary

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Answering for the Home Office in June 2026, Natalie Fleet stated that the government was committed to ensuring women and girls feel safe, was carefully considering the recommendations of the Part 2 First Report, and would "respond as soon as possible" (Natalie Fleet response, Jun 2026). The record holds no update since the Home Office's response of June 2026 (Natalie Fleet response, Jun 2026).

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Government response

●Home Office · Under consideration · 18 Jun 2026

Words of: Natalie Fleet, answering for the Home Office, written answer to Bell Ribeiro-Addy, 18 June 2026 (UIN 9679)

This Government is absolutely committed to ensuring women and girls feel safe going about their everyday lives. We are carefully considering the Inquiry’s Part 2 First Report’s recommendations and will respond as soon as possible.

Response document: Written question 9679, "Angiolini Inquiry", asked by Bell Ribeiro-Addy, tabled 15 June 2026, answered 18 June 2026

Site note: Written answer of 18 June 2026 for the Home Office. The question asked whether the Department would accept all 13 recommendations of the Part 2 First Report; the answer is recorded on each of the 13. It gives no position on any one of them, so the row is marked under consideration.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from Home Office has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.

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