ANG-17 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Collection and sharing of data at national and local levels

Recommendation

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.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Home Office accepted this recommendation on 2 December 2025, following the publication of the Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 report. The government announced £13.1 million in funding to support a coordinated approach through the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Jess Phillips, Written Statement to Parliament (HCWS1122), 2025-12-02). Further details on the implementation of increased data collection and use are awaited.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
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Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
Recommendation 17
Response
Accepted
Accepted Home Office
02 Dec 2025

Parliamentary 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.

Source
Report Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report: Prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces 02 Dec 2025
Responsible Bodies
Home Office Primary
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Dec 2025