Perpetrator focus and interventions
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.
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Jess Phillips made a written statement to Parliament (HCWS1122) on 2 December 2025 accepting all 13 Part 2 recommendations, announcing £13.1 million in funding (Written Statement HCWS1122, 2 December 2025).
- No specific public evidence that research on perpetrators has been commissioned, or that the College of Policing has begun developing training and guidance on targeting policing activity against potential perpetrators, as of March 2026.
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AcceptedParliamentary 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.