Tag: VAWG

The Victims' Commissioner responds to government plans to introduce 'restriction zones' for certain offenders.

The Government has a strategic aim to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade. To support this ambition, a new 10-year government Strategy is set to be published this autumn.

This paper outlines six foundational principles that the Victims’ Commissioner believes must underpin this Strategy if the Government is to deliver meaningful and lasting progress towards this aim.

In a written submission to the inquiry on misogyny, the manosphere and online content, the Victims’ Commissioner warns that online misogyny is fuelling real-world harm against women and girls. She highlights the urgent need for stronger regulation of tech platforms, support for the proposed VAWG Code of Practice and greater accountability to prevent the normalisation of violent, harmful ideologies online.

In a response to the Victims’ Commissioner’s letter of 26 June, Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, provides an update to Baroness Newlove on plans to implement the new Victim Contact Scheme and Helpline, including ongoing work to improve referral processes and information-sharing for victims.

“While prevention is important, it is only one part of the puzzle,” says Baroness Newlove, as she reiterates calls for the forthcoming government strategy to prioritise specialist victim services, including those for victims of sexual violence.

Welcoming a new report by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Dame Nicole Jacobs, the Victims' Commissioner joins the DA Commissioner's calls for a robust oversight mechanism, saying that we owe it to victims and their families to turn learning into action.

Baroness Newlove has welcomed the announcement of a new national inquiry but stressed that survivors cannot afford further delays. "Victims need answers – and action,” she said, urging urgent delivery of the therapeutic support survivors have long been promised.

The Prime Minister has been warned he is on course to miss his own target of halving violence against women and girls, as vital support services are being “pushed to the brink” by funding cuts and soaring costs.

The Victims' Commissioner and Domestic Abuse Commissioner write a joint letter to the Prime Minister ahead of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.

Baroness Newlove expresses concern over government plans to reduce the time served in prison by certain recalled offenders, warning that such a decision risks compromising victim safety and eroding confidence in the justice system.