Today (11th July 2025) a parliamentary committee has raised the alarm about the government’s fragmented, short-term approach to funding work to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) - jeopardising its own mission to halve VAWG in a decade. The…
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…
Today (Wednesday 6th March), the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has delivered the Spring budget, along with updated forecasts about the economy and public finances - providing a bleak outlook for ending violence against women and girls (VAWG), as…
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…
Today (Wednesday 8th November 2023), the newly appointed Victims’ Commissioner Baroness Newlove has published worrying new survey results, declaring they should be “a wake-up call for all those involved in the justice system”. Of the 500 victims who responded: Only…
The Home Office has today (25th July 2023) announced the recipients of its £8.3million Violence Against Women and Girls Support and Specialist Fund. We are deeply disappointed that this fund has failed to ring-fence funding for lifesaving services led by…
Leading women’s rights organisations have today (20th April 2023) launched a report exposing how public bodies, particularly the police, are failing to comply with their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination, harassment, and victimisation when interacting with…
Today (29th November 2022), the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has published the findings of research mapping the provision of domestic abuse support across England and Wales, finding that the support and services available to victims and survivors does not meet the…
Today (Thursday 17th November 2022), the CEOs and Directors of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Imkaan, Rape Crisis England & Wales, Respect, Women’s Resource Centre, Welsh Women’s Aid and Women’s Aid Federation of England have made a joint statement…
Today (Friday, 30th September 2022), the Justice Committee has released a report of recommendations as part of its pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill. The Bill, published in May this year, aims to improve support and justice outcomes for…