Public campaign on indecent exposure criminality
By March 2025, the Home Office, together with the National Police Chiefs' Council, should launch a public campaign to: a. raise awareness about the illegality/criminality and legal consequences of any type of indecent exposure and boost the confidence of victims to report cases of indecent exposure to ensure that more offenders are brought to justice; and b. increase publicity around the relevant legislation in order to encourage reporting of unsolicited photographs sent of genitals with the intention to cause harm, distress or humiliation and to discourage perpetrators from doing so.
- The recommendation set a deadline of March 2025 for the campaign launch.
- The government's "Enough" campaign on violence against women and girls has been running since 2023, covering domestic abuse, stalking and sexual assault, with a new phase involving sports stars launched in March 2026 (Sports stars say 'Enough' to violence against women and girls, Home Office, 23 March 2026).
- The Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 report, published 2 December 2025, noted the public campaign on indecent exposure had been delayed by 9 months and was expected "later this year or early next" (Angiolini Inquiry Part 2 First Report, December 2025).
- No published campaign specifically addressing indecent exposure has been identified as of March 2026.
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Response
AcceptedHome Secretary James Cleverly said: "The act of pure evil committed against Sarah shocked the nation to its core. My heart goes out to Sarah's family and to all the brave victims who came forward to help inform this report and drive change. The man who committed these crimes is not a reflection on the majority of dedicated police officers working day in, day out to help people. But Sarah was failed in more ways than one by the people who were meant to keep her safe, and it laid bare wider issues in policing and society that need to be urgently fixed. In the 3 years since, a root and stem clean-up of the policing workforce has been underway and we have made huge strides – as well as making tackling violence against women and girls a national policing priority to be treated on par with terrorism. But we will continue to do everything in our power to protect women and girls. I am grateful to Lady Elish for her meticulous investigation. Her insights will be invaluable as we move forward in supporting our police to build forces of the highest standards of integrity and regain the trust of the British public."
Minister for Victims and Safeguarding, Laura Farris said: "Sarah Everard's murder shocked the nation, devastated her loved ones and has profound implications for the future of policing. The Angiolini Inquiry comprehensively reviewed the facts and circumstances that contributed to Wayne Couzens' offending and we are grateful to her for her work. We have already made a series of significant changes to police vetting, disciplinary and dismissal procedures. But we accept her further recommendations on non-contact offences and the escalatory risk that they may pose. We are determined to leave no stone unturned in preventing an offence of this kind from ever happening again."
Progress Timeline
Inquiry assessment: Public campaign on indecent exposure delayed by 9 months - now expected "later this year or early next".
Published Evidence
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Public campaign on indecent exposure delayed by 9 months - now expected "later this year or early next".
View detailed findings
Deadline was March 2025. The Home Office told the Inquiry in September 2025 that a national campaign will be launched later this year or early next. NPCC issued an interim awareness campaign toolkit in July 2025 to "fill the gap".