Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a widespread problem that occurs at alarming rates, with 1 in 3 women worldwide having experienced physical or sexual violence inflicted by an intimate ...

The Home Office's response to the "serious and growing problem" of violence against women and girls (VAWG) has been ineffective, the UK's spending watchdog has said. In a report published on Friday, ...

Each year, an estimated two million women and girls – equivalent to one in 12 women in England and Wales – are victims of violence perpetrated by a man, according to the first national analysis on the ...

Violence against women and girls in England and Wales has reached “epidemic levels,” UK police have warned, saying forces should prioritize their response to the issue in the same way as they do ...

Around one in eight women were victims of sexual assault, domestic abuse or stalking in the last year, according to new estimates. The figures have been published by the Office for National Statistics ...

A government strategy to stop violence against women set up in the wake of the killings of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa has failed, a watchdog has ruled. Despite spending millions, the victims of ...

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has warned that the inadequate number of police officers is affecting his service's ability to deal with violence against women and girls (VAWG). The Police Service of ...

When The Independent launched the Brick by Brick campaign last September for women trying to escape domestic abuse, it undoubtedly touched a nerve with our readers. The initial target of £300,000 was ...

Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) has been a stated priority for successive UK governments since 2009, when the Labour government launched the ‘Together we can end VAWG’ strategy. Despite ...

FIGHTING child sex abuse must be central to any strategy for tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG), campaigners have warned. Charities including Barnardo’s and the NSPCC have written to the ...