Government funding to establish a dedicated national hub that will centralise policing’s response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) and wider crimes associated with vulnerability has been confirmed today (Sunday, 2 February).

Police forces and campaigners across the country have been recognised for their commitment and determination to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG).

A revised national framework outlines how police forces will work to tackle violence against women and girls.

Forces are to receive at least £1 million each to ramp up patrols to tackle violence and disorder in 'hotspot' areas. 

Results from national Operation Sceptre week

Operation Sceptre, the national police campaign to tackle knife crime, took place from Monday 14 November to Sunday 20 November 2022, has seen over 7,000 knives removed from our streets.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) at their annual Summit have pledged their joint approach to improving the response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) through strengthening partnerships.

An anniversary is often a good time to reflect, but it feels even more appropriate as a new Government is gearing up and I look ahead to our first assessment of police progress in tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) later in Autumn.

Operation Sceptre, the national police campaign to tackle knife crime, took place from Monday 16 May to Sunday 22 May 2022, has seen an increase in the amount of knives removed from our streets.

Police in England and Wales will take wide-ranging action to deliver a fundamental shift in priority of violence against women and girls and give victims a consistently high standard of service wherever they are.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has today announced that Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth has been appointed as the National Police Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls, to coordinate police action across England and Wales.

The latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) have been released by the Office for National Statistics.