ANG-19 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Targeted and consistent public messaging

Recommendation

By March 2026, the Home Office, as the lead department for the response to violence against women and girls, should agree funding for a multi-year series of public information campaigns centred around the prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces. These campaigns should be managed and funded centrally by the UK Government, but rolled out regionally and locally in a sustainable and consistent way. They should all have the same central purpose and messaging, and include evaluation metrics based on behaviour and attitudinal change, as well as communications reach and engagement.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Home Office accepted this recommendation on 2 December 2025, committing to agree funding for a multi-year series of public information campaigns focused on preventing sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces. The deadline for agreeing funding is March 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
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
Recommendation 19
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 Public Campaigns VAWG Prevention Messaging
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Dec 2025