ANG-23 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Police prioritisation of prevention

Recommendation

Immediately, Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners should ensure that the prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces is an essential part of: (i) their violence against women and girls plans; and (ii) the Police and Crime Plans. This should include: a. circulating consistent and sustained leadership communications across the force; b. senior officers reviewing and taking appropriate action on metrics around these crimes; c. formal reviews by the senior officer team in every force to ensure clear roles and responsibilities; d. taking sustained action to train, empower and embed Designing Out Crime Officer roles.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The government accepted this recommendation on 2 December 2025, alongside all 13 Part 2 recommendations. On the same date, £13.1 million in funding was announced for the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection, and a commitment was made to put police vetting standards on a statutory footing (gov.uk, 2 December 2025). While the government has classified violence against women and girls as a national threat and funded a VAWG Policing taskforce (gov.uk, 29 February 2024), specific details on how Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners have integrated prevention of sexually motivated crimes into their plans are not yet publicly available, with the overall government response to the Part 2 report still awaited as of December 2025.
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
This recommendation requires implementation across many organisations. The assessment reflects central policy response, not adoption in individual organisations.
Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
Recommendation 23
Response
Accepted
Accepted National Police Chiefs Council
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
National Police Chiefs Council Primary
Themes & Tags
VAWG Service Funding Bias Police investigation management Police Leadership VAWG Plans Crime Prevention Pccs
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Dec 2025