ANG-25 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Whole-system approach to preventing sexually motivated crimes

Recommendation

By June 2026, building on the wider violence against women and girls strategy, the Government should publish a comprehensive, multi-year and whole-system prevention strategy, which specifically targets the perpetrators of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces. This strategy should: a. coordinate activity aimed at preventing these crimes and reducing reoffending; b. coordinate and direct work to encourage reporting; c. be based on clear expectations and comprehensive stakeholder engagement; d. adopt a public health approach; e. provide clarity on roles and responsibilities; f. have secure multi-year funding; g. include a robust evaluation mechanism.

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 (gov.uk, 2 December 2025). 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 a wider violence against women and girls strategy and classified VAWG as a national threat (gov.uk, 29 February 2024), the comprehensive, multi-year, and whole-system prevention strategy specifically targeting perpetrators of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces, due by June 2026, has not yet been published.
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 25
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 Prevention Strategy VAWG Public Health Approach Multi-Year Funding
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Dec 2025