ANG-26 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Improved mechanism for converting initiatives from local to national

Recommendation

By March 2026, the College of Policing, working with the National Police Chiefs' Council, the Home Office, HMICFRS, and the National Centre for VAWG, should ensure that there are improved mechanisms in place to identify, test and roll out promising initiatives designed to prevent sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces. This should include: a. continuing to encourage local innovation with improved mechanisms for national roll-out; b. working with the Association of PCCs on an approach that encourages liaison on implementation.

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, a key partner in this recommendation (gov.uk, 2 December 2025). However, specific details on the improved mechanisms to identify, test, and roll out promising initiatives designed to prevent sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces, due by March 2026, 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
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Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
Recommendation 26
Response
Accepted
Accepted College of Policing
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
College of Policing Primary
Themes & Tags
VAWG Service Funding Bias Police investigation management Innovation Best Practice National Roll-Out HMICFRS
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Dec 2025