The Labour government has committed to a landmark goal to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade. Today, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published a combined measure of domestic abuse, sexual violence and stalking from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) which has been produced as the main… The post New ONS crime data fails to capture full spectrum of VAWG appeared first on End Violence Against Women.| End Violence Against Women
This year, we are marking 20 years of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, looking back at all we’ve achieved together, and looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities we have to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the coming years. When we were set up twenty years ago as a coalition of… The post Launching EVAW’s new 5-year strategy appeared first on End Violence Against Women.| End Violence Against Women
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 sustainable investment needed to tackle the epidemic of violence against women and girls (VAWG). We…| End Violence Against Women
Yesterday, (26th June 2024), an inquest found that failings across multiple agencies contributed to murder of Zara Aleena two years ago. Giving their verdict, the jury found that multiple state agencies’ failures to act in line with policies and procedures contributed to Zara’s murder. This includes failures to share intelligence, accurately assess risk of serious…| End Violence Against Women
