Collection and sharing of data at national and local levels
Immediately, the Home Office should lead work, coordinated by the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection, to significantly increase both the collection and use of data on sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces, in order to establish an informed understanding of these crimes and assist in building effective preventative measures. This work should: a. Add requirements for police forces to consistently record and provide data on: (i) the nature of the relationship between the perpetrator and victim; and (ii) a description of the location of the offence(s), as part of their annual data returns. b. Review the capability and capacity of police analysts, working to increase the recruitment, retention and recognition of the central role these professionals play. c. Establish annual information collection, using existing surveys, to understand women's perceptions of safety and their experiences. d. Set clear guidelines that, where data is gathered by policing from female victims, they should be offered the opportunity to share information regarding protected characteristics.
How was this assessed?
Response
Accepted
Response
AcceptedParliamentary Under-Secretary of State Jess Phillips made a written statement to Parliament (HCWS1122) on 2 December 2025 accepting all 13 Part 2 recommendations. The government announced £13.1 million in funding to deliver a coordinated approach through the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection, and committed to putting police vetting standards on a statutory footing to exclude those with cautions or convictions for violence against women and girls offences. The government pledged to halve violence against women and girls within a decade and to embed expertise from programmes such as Operation Soteria and Project Vigilant across police forces.