Today, the government has responded to recommendations from the Independent Sentencing Review, which was commissioned by the Justice Secretary last year to bring forward proposals to address the crisis in prison capacity. While a number of early prison release measures…
The government has today (13th September 2024) stated that new changes to the Online Safety Act will make image-based abuse a priority offence and force tech firms to clamp down on it. However, image-based abuse is already a priority offence…
A new survey of counsellors and therapists has found that current laws and policing practices prevent rape survivors from accessing therapy, limit its effectiveness and pose serious ethical challenges. The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) survey of their members…
This week (11th December 2023), a coalition of 58 leading organisations working to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) in England and Wales have published a shadow report on the UK's implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on…
Last week (20th July 2023), the government’s anti-migrant Illegal Migration Bill passed as an Act of Parliament. The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) is proud to be part of a broad coalition opposing this cruel new law which will…
This week (16th May 2023), MPs debated the new Victims and Prisoners Bill at its Second Reading in Parliament. The long-awaited Bill promises to place the Victims’ Code on a statutory footing. However, the Bill remains pretty weak and unambitious,…
Accessible versions of the Snapshot report 2022-23 Download the Snapshot report here Download the Easy Read Snapshot report here Download the large print report here View the Executive Summary and Recommendations in BSL New YouGov data shows the majority of…
Today (15th December 2022), a coalition of experts in tackling violence against women have written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Michelle Donelan MP, calling on the government to make sure the Online Safety Bill…
Today (10th December 2022) on Human Rights Day and the final day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, 69 survivors, frontline support services, campaigners, researchers, lawyers, and experts in violence against women and girls (VAWG) have sent…
Today, (Friday, 25th November 2022), the government has announced new offences to tackle image-based sexual abuse, taking forward several of the Law Commission’s recent recommendations to strengthen protections for victims. These include: Repealing and replacing current legislation with new offences…