The government has today (7th May 2025) introduced a new Victims and Courts Bill aiming to better protect victims and improve access to justice. Some of the measures announced today reflect the tireless campaigning of victims and their families; many…
Eight months after the Labour government was elected on a mandate to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade, new YouGov polling finds that almost 8 in 10 women (79%) think the government should be doing more…
Today (5th March 2025), the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) has published its report on tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse (NCII), with recommendations for the government to protect women and girls online. We welcome the WEC’s recommendations, which include calling…
Porn that depicts incest, choking and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) should be banned, the government’s independent reviewer has recommended today (27th February 2025). Baroness Bertin’s independent pornography review has made a series of recommendations to…
Ofcom has today (25th February 2025) published draft Violence Against Women and Girls Guidance, proposing new measures for tech firms to tackle online harms against women and girls. The guidance focuses on four issues: Online misogyny ‘Pile-ons’ and online harassment…
Yesterday (11th February 2025), the High Court ruled that police forces cannot dismiss officers by removing their vetting clearance, after a Met Police officer who received reports of rape during his police service had his vetting clearance removed. The Judicial…
The National Audit Office (NAO) has today (31st January 2025) published its review of government spending to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG), finding that it has neither improved outcomes for victims nor made progress in developing measures to…
The government has reportedly made a U-turn this weekend (26th January 2025) on the details of a proposed new offence to criminalise non-consensual sexually explicitly deepfakes. Announced just last week, the original proposal would have required victims to prove that…
We stand in solidarity with all survivors of child sexual abuse, exploitation and other forms of sexual violence. This devastating abuse disproportionately impacts women and girls and is a major cause of gender inequality in society. Public discussions of abuse…
Update, 27th January 2025: The government has reportedly made a u-turn on proposals to base the offence on the perpetrator's intent, and will now create an offence based on consent alone. The government has today (Tuesday, 7th January 2025) announced…