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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
23 hours ago

Police forces in England and Wales to get units that tackle violence against women

All police forces in England and Wales will have dedicated rape and sexual offences teams by 2029, supported by protection orders and specialist training.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Government's process behind tackling violence against women worse than under the Tories'

Government's VAWG strategy development criticized as chaotic and sidelined experts, raising concerns it may lack radical measures to halve violence against women and girls.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Schoolboys to be target of UK's violence against women strategy

Government strategy will focus on changing boys' and young men's attitudes to prevent and reduce violence against women and girls.
Women
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Predators continue to roam freely' since murder of Sarah Everard, ministers warned

Women continue to live in fear as perpetrators roam freely, and law enforcement and data failures hinder prevention despite accepted recommendations.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

One in four unconcerned by sexual deepfakes created without consent, survey finds

One in four people think creating or sharing non-consensual sexual deepfakes is acceptable or feel neutral, and many victims do not report such abuse.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Met Police to scale up use of live facial recognition cameras after hundreds of arrests

Live Facial Recognition in London produced hundreds of arrests, high accuracy with an extremely low false alert rate, and plans for expanded deployment.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Thousands of child domestic abuse victims not supported enough, warns government tsar

Delays to the Violence Against Women and Girls strategy risk leaving tens of thousands of child victims without recovery support and jeopardise decade targets.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

Police face massive challenge' without more funding, watchdog warns home secretary

Police cannot meet government crime-reduction targets without additional funding; planned reforms offer a critical opportunity but require clear prioritisation and proper upfront resourcing.
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