Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls: Funding

Home Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 26 Feb 2025 Closed: 9 Dec 2025 Parliament page
This short inquiry is aimed at influencing the content of the Government’s new VAWG strategy, which is expected later this year. The aim is to examine the link between funding and outcomes. The inquiry will explore themes around funding that the Government needs to address in its strategy to be … Read more
11 Recommendations
7 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
2 Letters
2 Events
Activity timeline 8 events
22 Oct
2025
Report published
11 Jul
2025
Report published
8 Jul
2025
Correspondence
8 Jul
2025
Correspondence
17 Jun
2025
Oral evidence
17 Jun
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
6 May
2025
Oral evidence
6 May
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
17 Jun 2025
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Alison Lowe OBE · West Yorkshire Combined Authority Clare Moody · Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Councillor Sue Woolley · Local Government Association Gisela Carr · Home Office Jess Phillips MP · Home Office
6 May 2025
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Ellie Butt · Refuge Ghadah Alnasseri · Imkaan Leyla Buran · White Ribbon UK Sarah Fulham · Hestia
Title HC No. Published Items Response
3rd Report - Tackling violence against women and girls: funding HC 741 11 Jul 2025 18 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
1 Conclusion Accepted
3rd Report - Tackling violence aga…
Define 'violence against women and girls' for consistent measurement across organisations
The term ‘violence against women and girls’ needs to be clearly defined by the Government to ensure that rates can be measured by different organisations in a consistent way. (Conclusion, Paragraph 7)
Government Response
The government stated it already uses a single consistent definition of VAWG, outlining the wide range of crime types it covers, and detailed existing and planned metrics for measuring progress against this definition.
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7 Conclusion Accepted
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Government's assessment of VAWG interventions lacks clarity on service effectiveness
We are unclear how the Government is assessing the interventions that are shown to work, as we do not see a link between the data required and the effectiveness of a service. This gives us little confidence that funding is … Read more
Government Response
The Home Office is reviewing definitions of 'by and for' services and exploring improved commissioning, including a standardised bidding process. The Ministry of Justice will maintain 2024-25/2025-26 funding levels for sexual violence and domestic abuse support and amalgamate existing ringfenced funds into one stream for local prioritisation.
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Government Response AI assessment · 18 of 11 classified
Accepted 2
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 3
Deferred 12
Total 11 recs + 7 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
8 Jul 2025 To committee letter from the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls relating to the VAWG evidence session on 17 June 04.07.2025
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8 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls relating to the VAWG Strategy 02.07.2025
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