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
1 result
Clear
16 Recommendation Accepted in Part
3rd Report - Tackling violence aga…
Partner with universities and third sector to fund research into VAWG prevention effectiveness
We recommend that the Government partners with universities and the third sector to fund and promote research into the effectiveness of different prevention measures, including research into primary prevention. The Government should inform the Committee of its proposals for acting … Read more
Government Response
The government stated it will undertake evaluations of prevention measures where feasible, working with academics and the third sector where appropriate, and highlighted existing and forthcoming preventative work and reviews by the Department for Education and the Office for Students.
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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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