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Online Safety Bill fails to stop violence against women and girls, experts warn

The current provisions to address online violence against women and girls in the Online Safety Bill are inadequate and the Government must consider amending it to include a new industry-created code of practice, campaigners have said. A group of ...

17 May 2022 at 23:55

Labour ‘committed to halving incidents of violence against women and girls’

Labour are committed to the “mission” of halving incidents of violence against women and girls (VAWG), Sir Keir Starmer says. The Labour leader held a roundtable discussion on Monday with campaigners and industry experts at St Giles Trust, a ...

24 Apr 2023 at 14:59

Truss promises to crack down on violence against women and girls

Liz Truss has promised to crack down on violence against women and girls, by introducing a standalone offence to criminalise street harassment and a national domestic abuse register. The Tory leadership hopeful announced a package of ...

27 Jul 2022 at 15:23

New spiking offence aims to bring law up to date, minister says

Making spiking a specific offence is about making sure the law is up to date to deal with it as a crime, justice minister Alex Davies-Jones has said. Labour plans to make spiking a specific offence and has laid out plans for venue ...

25 Nov 2024 at 21:04

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Sextortion warning campaign features in drive to tackle violence against women

A campaign raising awareness of sextortion is being planned as part of Scottish Government efforts to tackle violence against women and girls. An action plan, developed by both ministers and the local government body Cosla, ...

13 Aug 2024 at 11:53

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'Strategy to deal with high levels of violence against women and girls long-overdue'

The publication of the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Framework and Action Plan has been welcomed by a local MLA. SDLP Justice Spokesperson Sinéad McLaughlin said that the publication was "another ...

05 Jul 2023 at 12:33

Keir Starmer reiterates plans for spiking to become specific offence

Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated plans for spiking to become a specific offence, as he hopes a change will give people “the confidence to come forward”. The Prime Minister also laid out plans for venue staff to be ...

25 Nov 2024 at 09:50

Fraction of police officers and staff accused over treatment of women sacked

Less than one per cent of more than 1,500 police officers and staff who faced complaints about their treatment of women in a six-month period were sacked, figures show. Data published by the National Police ...

14 Mar 2023 at 00:01

More than one in 10 women across UK have faced online violence, survey suggests

More than one in 10 women and girls in each of the UK’s four nations has experienced online violence, according to what researchers have described as the biggest survey into the issue. The findings show ...

07 Sept 2023 at 09:10

Jess Phillips says ‘action needed’ to combat grooming gangs

Jess Phillips has said MPs can jump on the bandwagon of combating grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation – but “it is action that is needed”. In an off-the-cuff speech, the safeguarding minister ...

09 Jan 2025 at 18:39

MP says she received rape threats and describes herself as ‘survivor of abuse’

A Northern Ireland MP has described herself as a “survivor of abuse” while speaking in the Commons, as she told MPs of her experience of receiving rape threats. Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood said a ...

09 Jan 2025 at 16:21

Commission reveals strategy to cut violence against women and girls in Plymouth

One of the UK’s first commissions set up to tackle violence against women and girls has announced its plans to combat abuse in Plymouth. The commission was established partly in response to the ...

27 May 2022 at 18:39

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