ANG-27 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Perpetrator focus and interventions

Recommendation

Immediately, the Home Office, in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice, the Department for Transport, and national and local policing organisations, should prioritise prevention activity targeting the perpetrators of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces. This should include: a. commissioning research on perpetrators; b. by November 2026, the College of Policing developing training and guidance on identifying and targeting policing activity against potential perpetrators; c. by December 2027, HMICFRS completing an inspection of the implementation; d. including perpetrator metrics in the evaluation of the Government's commitment to halve VAWG.

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 (gov.uk, 2 December 2025). The government had previously classified violence against women and girls as a national threat (gov.uk, 29 February 2024), indicating a broader prioritisation. However, specific evidence of commissioned research on perpetrators or the College of Policing's development of guidance for police officers, due by November 2026, is not yet publicly available.
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 27
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 Police investigation management Perpetrators Research Training HMICFRS Inspection
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Dec 2025