Policy

Violence against women and girls

• From: Home Office

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) are serious crimes. These crimes have a huge impact on our economy, health services, and the criminal justice system. Protecting women and girls from violence, and supporting victims and survivors of sexual violence, remains a priority of this government. In 2016 we published our Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy for this Parliament.

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• Strategy to end violence against women and girls: 2016 to 2020

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 8 March 2016

• Violence against women and girls newsletter: winter 2015

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 17 December 2015

• Female genital mutilation: the facts

  • Display type: Promotional material
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 7 December 2015

• FGM case studies

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 24 November 2015

• Continued UK Commitment to Women, Peace and Security

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for International Development and 2 others
  • Updated: 16 September 2015

• Business Secretary calls on universities to tackle violence against women on campus

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Updated: 6 September 2015

• New £3.2 million domestic abuse fund now open

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 24 August 2015

• Violence against women and girls newsletter: summer 2015

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 19 August 2015

• FGM and forced marriage: declaration on progress

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government and 6 others
  • Updated: 22 July 2015

• Violence against women and girls: addressing violence against women and girls in health programming

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for International Development
  • Updated: 13 July 2015

• £3.2 million funding to help victims of domestic violence and abuse

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 9 July 2015

• Violence against women and girls: Evidence digest summer 2015

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department for International Development
  • Updated: 6 July 2015

• What works in addressing violence against women and girls? Lessons from the Typhoon Haiyan response

  • Display type: Research and analysis
  • From: Department for International Development
  • Updated: 4 June 2015

• 2010 to 2015 government policy: violence against women and girls

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 8 May 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Violence against women and girls newsletter: spring 2015

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 10 March 2015

• £10 million support for women facing the threat of domestic violence

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 9 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Call to end violence against women and girls: progress report 2010 to 2015

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 8 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• This is Abuse summary report

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 8 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• International Women's Day 2015: message from Nick Clegg

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Closed organisation: Deputy Prime Minister's Office
  • Updated: 6 March 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Domestic abuse: guidance and support for the armed forces community

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Ministry of Defence
  • Updated: 23 February 2015

• Challenging violence against women and girls on UK transport

  • Display type: Speech
  • From: Department for Transport
  • Updated: 23 February 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Secretary of State's speech at the Women's Engagement Roadshow

  • Display type: Speech
  • From: Northern Ireland Office
  • Updated: 16 February 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• African communities called on to end FGM in a generation

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for International Development
  • Updated: 6 February 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• New measures to end FGM on International Day of Zero Tolerance

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department for Education and 2 others
  • Updated: 6 February 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Ending Female Genital Mutilation: Cardiff group praised for campaign

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for International Development
  • Updated: 3 February 2015

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Bristol steps up effort to end female genital mutilation

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 22 December 2014

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Funding for projects dealing with female genital mutilation

  • Display type: FOI release
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 18 December 2014

• Violence against women and girls newsletter, autumn 2014

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 9 December 2014

• Female genital mutilation: the case for a national action plan

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 9 December 2014

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Funding for frontline projects in fight to end female genital mutilation

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government and 2 others
  • Updated: 5 December 2014

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Government action to help eliminate violence against women and girls

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government and 2 others
  • Updated: 25 November 2014

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• How GPs can help in ending violence against women

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health
  • Updated: 25 November 2014

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Domestic abuse and homelessness: supplementary guidance

  • Display type: Statutory guidance
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Updated: 25 November 2014

• Funding to prevent female genital mutilation and forced marriage

  • Display type: Press release
  • From: Department for Communities and Local Government and 3 others
  • Updated: 11 October 2014

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

• Violence against women and girls newsletter, summer 2014

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 12 August 2014

• Multi-agency working and information sharing project

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 30 July 2014

• FGM strategies and communications by local authorities

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 30 July 2014

• Sample letter: FGM and child protection awareness

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 22 July 2014

• FGM suppport materials

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 22 July 2014

• Hansard correction

  • Display type: Statement to Parliament
  • From: Home Office
  • Updated: 9 July 2014

  First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government