ANG-18 Response No Response

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:
- This is a Part 2 recommendation from the Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report, published 2 December 2025, with a deadline of November 2026 for the government to explore improvements to the impact of police Designing Out Crime Officers (Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report, December 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 (Written Statement HCWS1122, 2 December 2025).
- The recommendation was accepted less than 4 months ago at the time of this assessment, and the deadline is not until November 2026.
- No specific actions to conduct this exploration have been publicly documented as of March 2026.
Sources
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Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
Recommendation 18
Response
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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 0.7 yr
Last formal update No formal updates