Recommendation ANG-20: Empowering and engaging citizens to take action
From Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report: Prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces, published 2 December 2025.
Recommendation
The public has a pivotal role to play in the prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces. In recognition of that:
a. By April 2026, the Home Office, as the lead department for the response to violence against women and girls, should agree funding for (and later implement) a multi-year series of active bystander public information campaigns centred around the prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces. Campaigns should be launched by no later than December 2026. These 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.
b. By July 2026, the Home Office should agree which agencies should have ownership of the coordination standards and messaging around active bystander training.
c. By July 2026, the Government should consider the arguments for the introduction of a wider Good Samaritan law, as is being championed by Farah Naz, Zara Aleena's aunt and campaigner; and in particular consider the potential impact that introducing such a law could have on the prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces.
In brief (written by this site)
In June 2026, Natalie Fleet, answering for the Home Office, stated that the Government was "carefully considering" the inquiry's recommendations and would respond as soon as possible (Natalie Fleet response, Jun 2026). She noted in June 2026 that the Government remained committed to ensuring women and girls feel safe going about their everyday lives (Natalie Fleet response, Jun 2026). The record holds no update since the department's response of June 2026 (Natalie Fleet response, Jun 2026).
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AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026. The record below is the sources' own words.
Government response
This Government is absolutely committed to ensuring women and girls feel safe going about their everyday lives. We are carefully considering the Inquiry’s Part 2 First Report’s recommendations and will respond as soon as possible.
How this response relates to the recommendation
Site note: Written answer of 18 June 2026 for the Home Office. The question asked whether the Department would accept all 13 recommendations of the Part 2 First Report; the answer is recorded on each of the 13. It gives no position on any one of them, so the row is marked under consideration.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from Home Office has been found in the sources searched (last checked 18 June 2026). This is separate from the response above.
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- Home Office
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