Victims’ rights and needs at centre of transformative new approach to rape investigations and prosecutions.

Police chiefs have today issued the first ever national threat assessment of crimes posing the most danger to women and girls.

Today (3 April 2023) sees Chief Constable Gavin Stephens take on the role of National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Chair.

Today's report by Baroness Casey of Blackstock follows an extensive review into the culture and standards of the Metropolitan Police Service. 

In December 2021, National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and College of Policing set out priority actions for all police forces in England and Wales to bring consistently high standards to the police response to violence against women and girls.

On Friday, 17 February, the NPCC leads for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), Rape and Serious Sexual Offences and Domestic Abuse wrote to all Chief Constables in anticipation of the Home Office announcement that VAWG would be included in the Strategic Policing Requirement. 

David Carrick has been sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to serve a minimum of 30 years behind bars.

Statement issued by the National Police Chiefs' Council Chair regarding guilty pleas from serving Met Police officer, David Carrick

Ahead of New Year’s Eve parties, police are reiterating advice on what to do if you or someone you know may have been spiked – report to the police and get tested by them quickly. 

The National Police Chiefs' Council has issued a statement following a super-complaint on stalking, submitted by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, on behalf of the National Stalking Consortium. 

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.