ANG-28 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Improvement of the investigation of sexually motivated crimes

Recommendation

By March 2026, the College of Policing and the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection, working with the National Police Chiefs' Council and the Crown Prosecution Service, should create a consistent and clear standard for police investigations in this area, explicitly addressing the detection of predatory perpetrators. The Home Secretary should give consideration to using her powers under section 53A of the Police Act 1996 to mandate police forces to follow particular procedures and practices.

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). As of February 2024, the government was funding Operation Soteria, a programme to radically transform the way police and the Crown Prosecution Service investigate rape (gov.uk, 29 February 2024). While the £13.1 million funding announced in December 2025 for the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls and Public Protection could support this, specific details on the consistent and clear standard for police investigations, explicitly addressing the detection of predatory perpetrators, 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
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 28
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 Investigation Standards CPS Predatory Perpetrators Police Act 1996
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Dec 2025