ANG-18 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Increased use of police Designing Out Crime Officers

Recommendation

By November 2026, the Government should explore how to improve the impact that the safety advice provided by police Designing Out Crime Officers could have on the prevention of sexually motivated crimes in public spaces, including by amendments to policies and changing their status within relevant planning legislation.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The government accepted this recommendation on 2 December 2025, committing to explore how to improve the impact of police Designing Out Crime Officers on preventing sexually motivated crimes in public spaces. This includes considering amendments to policies and changes to their status within relevant planning legislation, with a deadline of November 2026 (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Jess Phillips, Written Statement to Parliament (HCWS1122), 2025-12-02).
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 18 Mar 2026
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Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
Recommendation 18
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
Inquiry Angiolini Inquiry
Report Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report: Prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces 02 Dec 2025
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Responsible Bodies
Home Office Primary
Themes & Tags
VAWG Service Funding Bias Public protection planning Designing Out Crime Planning Prevention Public Spaces
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Dec 2025