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The Sarah Everard report part two: a catalogue of repeated and preventable failures

So many reviews, so much hand-wringing, yet misogyny in England and Wales’s police forces and impunity for offenders remains the norm, says Joan Smith, former co-chair of the Mayor of London’s VAWG Board

The Guardian - UK

‘Lives are at stake’: Predators like Wayne Couzens ‘still being given police jobs’ after murder of Sarah Everard

Elish Angiolini has called for leaders to ‘get a move on’ to protect women in public spaces, as Sarah Everard’s mother Susan, says she is still tormented by the horrors of her daughter’s final hours

The Independent UK

Government drafts in new violence against women and girls adviser amid fears it will miss its target

Exclusive: Labour MP Jess Asato has been drafted in to lead a major overhaul of the NHS’s response to violence against women and girls – just days after Refuge branded the chancellor’s Budget a ‘profound disappointment’ to survivors

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CPS to train staff on ‘spectrum of abuse’ in violence against women and girls

Five-year strategy aims to improve casework after analysis finds domestic abuse in more than third of rape cases

The Guardian - UK

A third of all rape charges linked to domestic abuse, new data shows

Shock data unveils grim link between various offences against women and girls

The Independent UK

Domestic abuse victims forced to wait in same rooms as alleged perpetrators at courts, barrister warns

Only 15 per cent of families are eligible for legal aid, meaning victims are often forced to represent themselves

The Independent UK

‘My partner stole my benefits and cancelled my hospital appointments – it took me years to finally escape’

Charity Refuge warns technology-led abuse having ‘devastating’ impact on disabled survivors

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Four in ten women killed by male partner had tried to leave, femicide data shows

Too many men are left at ‘liberty to harm, rape and kill’ after 122 women were killed in a year, report finds

The Independent UK

Warning far-right has ‘hijacked’ women’s safety for political gain

More than 100 groups urge PM to take ‘urgent action’ to prevent misinformation of VAWG

The Independent UK

One in 10 over-16s are victims of domestic abuse, stalking or sexual assault, new data shows

The combined measure has been produced to help the government monitor its ambition to halve VAWG in a decade

The Independent UK

Preventing violence against women and girls must remain a priority

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Our second refuge – built thanks to the generosity of our readers – is complete. But far more work is needed to tackle the scourge of domestic abuse

The Independent UK

Government not learning lessons from deaths of domestic abuse victims, report finds

Exclusive: ‘Deeply concerning’ lack of oversight in England and Wales amid failure to act on recommendations made after victim’s death

The Guardian - UK

Most women in England and Wales have seen abusive male behaviour in past year, says poll

Exclusive: Survey reveals 69% have experienced sexual harassment, domestic abuse, violence, stalking or other offences

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s welfare cuts could leave thousands of disabled women trapped with abusers, campaigners warn

Exclusive: The prime minister’s controversial welfare cuts would deepen economic insecurity for disabled women and make them more vulnerable to abuse, a new report has warned

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Prioritise mental health of those affected by domestic abuse, charity urges

A recent report by Woman’s Trust found one in two women are seeking mental health support over domestic violence.

The Independent UK

Schools should deliver more ‘relationship violence prevention lessons’ – charity

One in eight secondary school teachers report that a pupil committed sexual assault against another child in the past term, poll suggests.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on violence against women: put victims and survivors first

Editorial: The problem is getting worse, while the last government’s strategy has little to show for it. Ministers should go back to basics

The Independent UK

Budget to tackle violence against women and girls will be spent, minister vows

It comes after the National Audit Office warned the Home Office had ‘historically underspent’ funding allocated to tackle the issue.

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The Independent UK

‘Epidemic’ of violence against women spiralling out of control

A ministerial oversight group for the strategy ‘only met four times in three years’

The Guardian - UK

‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse – report

National Audit Office says government attempts to tackle misogynistic violence are hampered by poor coordination

The Guardian - UK

No, the Southport killer’s motive is not ‘difficult to comprehend’. It’s called misogyny

Axel Rudakubana didn’t target boy scouts. He targeted women and girls because they were vulnerable and easy prey

The Guardian - UK

We know that domestic abuse will soar this Christmas, so why can’t we stop it?

A nationwide pattern of failure to tackle violence has proved fatal to too many women

The Independent UK

‘I don’t have bruises, but he destroyed me’: Tech-linked domestic abuse soars to unprecedented levels

Jasminder was barred from accessing her bank account and all finances were controlled online by her husband. She is one of a soaring number of women who suffer tech-linked domestic abuse

The Guardian - UK

How can Labour deliver on its pledge to halve violence against women and girls?

Government has announced ‘first steps’ of policy shift but given little detail on how it will measure its success. What else needs to happen?

The Guardian - UK

‘He edited my worst moments into a montage’: how UK police still ignore domestic abusers in their ranks

Four years on from a super-complaint over officers’ violence against women and girls, a new report finds little progress has been made on promised reforms

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