ANG-29 Response Accepted AI-assessed

Government prioritisation of prevention

Recommendation

Immediately, the Government should take action to make it clearer that preventing sexually motivated offences against women in public is an essential part of tackling violence against women and girls. This should include: a. ensuring this Report and the prevention strategy inform future Strategic Policing Requirements; b. committing to a positive ambition that these crimes are preventable, not inevitable; c. ensuring a clear focus on these crimes in neighbourhood policing roles; d. providing a full response to the 2025 Independent Pornography Review by February 2026.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
The government classified violence against women and girls as a national threat in February 2024, requiring police to prioritise their response on par with threats like terrorism (gov.uk, 29 February 2024). This action directly addresses the recommendation for clearer prioritisation of preventing sexually motivated offences against women in public. The government formally accepted this recommendation on 2 December 2025, alongside all 13 Part 2 recommendations (gov.uk, 2 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 29
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 Strategic Policing Requirement Neighbourhood Policing Pornography Review VAWG
Recommendation age 0.3 yrs
Last formal update 02 Dec 2025