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…
A year ago, several key umbrella organisations in the VAWG sector came together at the start of lockdown to issue a joint call to action to the Government on Covid-19 and the pandemic’s expected impact on women and girls experiencing or at…
READ the full report here: Glitch and EVAW, The Ripple Effect, Online abuse during COVID-19, Sept 2020 Call on Government and tech companies to step up on content moderation, transparency, investment and education; Women reveal the impact of online abuse…
Leading women’s groups have today (14 August) published a short report on the numerous new problems women are facing in the criminal and family justice systems in England & Wales due to Covid, and have called on the Government to…
UPDATE: We have now (16.11.20) received a response from the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson. In this response, the Education Secretary acknowledges that many children now back at school will have been exposed to trauma during lockdown and that is is critical…
The End Violence Against Women Coalition submitted evidence to the Women and Equalities Select Committee on the unequal impact of Coronavirus for BME people (on 10.07.20) and on disabled people (on 13.07.20). This follows our original submission to the Committee’s…
In response to the Government introducing a gradual relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, 26 VAWG sector organisations have today (08.07.20) released a statement to broadly set out our situation and concerns in this changing context - which includes various approaches to…
Today (12.06.20) key organisations from the Violence Against Women & Girls sector launch their series of recommendations following the 'Hidden Harms' summit hosted by the Prime Minister in May. The 20 page document details an action plan for responding to…
There has been some talk of COVID-19 as a “great leveller”, but any examination of the reality reveals this is wrong. The COVID-19 pandemic ‘landed’ in the UK on existing deep, social inequalities. Emerging trends and data already suggest that…
On Saturday (2.05.20) the Government pledged £76 million new funding for domestic and sexual violence support, vulnerable children & modern slavery, out of The Chancellor's £750 million 'charity bailout' announced earlier in April. Director of End Violence Against Women Sarah…