Today (5th February 2022) the End Violence Against Women Coalition, The Three Hijabis and Level Up have sent an open letter to the CEOs of the Premier League and the Football Association, calling for them to take action against gender-based…
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today (27th January 2022) released its latest crime figures, showing that for the 12-month period ending in September 2021, sexual offences recorded by the police were the highest on record, at 170,973 offences…
The latest data from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released today (20th January 2022) covers the three-month period of 1st July to 30th September 2021 (quarter 2 of 2021/22). It shows that once again, there has been little if any…
Today (15th December 2021) the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Violence Against Women and Girls, Maggie Blyth, has launched a new framework in England and Wales, setting out the actions required from every police force in a bid to…
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) statistics released last week (18th November 2021) showed that for the 12 months ending June 2021, there were increases in prosecutions at magistrates courts as well as increases in convictions for sexual offending compared with the…
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 52 women’s organisations have written to Priti Patel with concerns about the devastating impact that the Nationality and Borders Bill will have on women and survivors of violence…
ONS data released today (24th November 2021) provides vital insight into the scale and lasting impacts of violence against women and girls (VAWG), but lacks an in depth analysis of the harm caused by perpetrators. We're concerned that without any…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition commissioned nationwide research that shows 47% of women and 40% of men reported declining trust in the police following the publication of details about the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by serving Metropolitan…
Political attention to the violence against women and girls perpetrated, normalised and covered up within our police forces is long overdue. But by focusing on the actions of one perpetrator and not examining the underlying culture of policing that has…
“The sentencing of Couzens won't leave women feeling less afraid. We know that the risk and fear of male violence is woven into the fabric of most women and girls' daily lives. For Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa and the countless…