ANG-28
Response
No Response
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, which enables her to issue regulations that mandate police forces to follow particular procedures and practices.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- This recommendation was made in the Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report, published 2 December 2025, with a deadline of March 2026 (Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report, December 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, announcing £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 (Written Statement HCWS1122, 2 December 2025).
- The recommendation was accepted less than 4 months ago at the time of this assessment.
- 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 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 (Written Statement HCWS1122, 2 December 2025).
- The recommendation was accepted less than 4 months ago at the time of this assessment.
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Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
Recommendation 28
Response
No Response
Response
No ResponseNo government response recorded.
Source
Inquiry
Angiolini Inquiry
Report
Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report: Prevention of sexually motivated crimes against women in public spaces
02 Dec 2025
Responsible Bodies
College of Policing
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
0.7 yr
Last formal update
No formal updates