Violence against women should be as much of a priority as terrorism, says new report: VAWG
An independent watchdog has found that police forces are failing to properly support and safeguard victims of domestic violence. in March 2021 spurred a public debate about violence, the safety of women and the police’s role in it. Now, a watchdog commissioned by Priti Patel following Everard’s death has called for “fundamental cross-system change”, including a “radical refocus” on the police response to violence against women and girls in the UK.
“As a society, we have a moral imperative to support and protect victims of these appalling crimes,” their final inspection report explained. “Our evidence shows better support also means victims are more likely to feel able to support prosecution of their perpetrator.” As such, Billingham called for “an immediate and unequivocal commitment” to violence against women and girls that should be treated as “an absolute priority” for the government, on the same level as terrorism.
“These are generally marked by a clearer focus, better funding, a relentless pursuit of perpetrators and a clear sense that these are urgent national policing priorities. VAWG needs to be addressed in the same way.” And yet the report corroborated the super-complaint’s conclusion the criminal justice system is not properly responding to domestic abuse cases in spite of the government purporting to be tackling the issue via its long-awaitedPerhaps more worryingly, the watchdog found that these failures permeated the criminal justice system, rather than solely being the fault of the police.
It’s clear from the reactions from leading domestic violence charities and on social media that women feel like much more needs to be done by the police to ensure the safety of women and girls.
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