There has been recent interest in how police use risk assessment tools in cases of domestic abuse, more specifically DASH, which is short for Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour-Based Violence.

Key improvements following stalking super-complaint

Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Helen Millichap, is the new national policing lead for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).

Urgent need for continued cultural change, accountability, and a victim-centred, trauma informed approach.

Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, NPCC Chair, responds to the Government's Spending Review.

Additional investment in science and technology could mean an extra 41,000 hours of police time available every day.

• Number of suicides following domestic abuse overtake intimate partner killings for the second year in a row
• Report calls for agencies to share information to prevent future deaths, revealing 68% of victims and/or perpetrators were known to an agency
• Police forces change unexpected death policy – prompting officers to check for history of domestic abuse

For the second year running policing has seen consistent growth in CSAE with more than 115,000 crimes reported, a figure that has risen significantly in the last ten years. according to the second National Analysis of Police Recorded Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE) Crimes Report 2023.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has submitted evidence to the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB) and the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB).

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).

The National Police Chiefs' Council responds to today's announcement on the police funding settlement. 

With the launch of the national prevention programme.