Today (11th June 2025), Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves presented the government’s Spending Review which sets out the budget for all government departments over the next few years. Today’s Spending Review once again prioritises short-term infrastructure gains over long-term…
On Wednesday 30th October, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered the first Budget since the Labour government was elected in July. Just last week, in a joint letter to the editor, the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) and…
Sir Keir Starmer is now Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Labour Party now the party of government, winning 411 seats in the 2024 General Election - a majority of 172 seats. The Conservatives have 121 seats, the…
Ahead of the general election, the End Violence Against Women Coalition and 70 other leading organisations published a joint manifesto calling on all political parties to adopt its recommendations for ending this abuse. The manifesto sets out our priorities…
New data from the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) finds that 76% of people do not trust politicians generally to tackle violence against women and girls. With political parties’ general election campaigns underway and violence against women and girls…
This week (4th December 2023) Maria Miller MP spoke in Parliament on her amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, supported by the Lord Chancellor and former Secretary of State for Justice, Robert Buckland MP. The amendment would provide greater…
Download the VAWG manifesto Download the large print version Ahead of the next general election, the End Violence Against Women Coalition and 70 other leading organisations working to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) have today (18th September 2023)…
Today (14th October 2022), the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and College of Policing have published a review of police-perpetrated violence against women and girls, finding that a number of institutional failings are preventing perpetrators from facing accountability. A number…
Last month (23rd September 2022), the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird KC, resigned from her post following the government’s decision to open recruitment for her role, against recent precedent. The government’s decision to recruit for the…
Tomorrow (Wednesday 22nd June 2022), the government will introduce a new ‘Bill of Rights’ to Parliament, in a bid to replace the current Human Rights Act. The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) is clear that government plans to overhaul…