ANG-22 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Information and early intervention for men and boys

Recommendation

By September 2026, the Home Office, working closely with the Department for Education, the Ministry of Justice, and the Department of Health and Social Care, should increase and improve the information, support and programmes available to men and boys that create a culture of positive masculinity, to help prevent them from committing sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces. This should include: a. implementing the recommendation from the 2025 Independent Pornography Review on school and community programmes for boys and young men; b. creating a comprehensive online space providing information to perpetrators and their families; c. increasing the availability of early interventions for individuals with concerns about their thoughts or behaviours; d. reviewing the availability and effectiveness of behaviour change programmes.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The Home Office accepted this recommendation on 2 December 2025, committing to increase and improve information, support, and programmes for men and boys by September 2026. This work, in collaboration with the Department for Education, Ministry of Justice, and Department of Health and Social Care, aims to foster positive masculinity and prevent sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces (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 22
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 Positive Masculinity Education Early Intervention Behaviour Change
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Dec 2025