US EditionSex offences against women not given same response as other high-priority crimes, inquiry finds
The inquiry found inconsistent policing and data gaps allow predators to evade capture; 900,000 people experienced sexual assault in England and Wales last year, the Office for National Statistics said.
- The Angiolini Inquiry's second report on Tuesday finds a 'troubling lack of momentum and ambition' to prevent attacks and proposes 13 new recommendations in the United Kingdom.
- Part 1's unfinished reforms include key recommendations from the Part 1 Report remaining unimplemented despite ministers aiming to halve violence against women and the 2023 strategic policing requirement labelling it a 'national threat'.
- Data reviewed by the inquiry found 76% of women aged 18 to 24 felt unsafe in public, while 26% of police forces lack basic policies for investigating sexual offences.
- The Home Office responded that the recommendation to bar people with convictions or cautions from joining the police will not be addressed until next year, while Sarah Everard's family said the report shows how much work remains to prevent sexually motivated crimes.
- The inquiry recommended a public-health approach and education on consent, warning there is nothing to stop another Wayne Couzens and calling for a police recruitment overhaul.
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Five reasons why women still aren't safe, according to the Sarah Everard inquiry
Lady Elish Angiolini KC has released the second part of her inquiry into the murder of Sarah Everard, 33, by a serving police officer in 2021 and emphasised a profound and society-wide lack of care in ensuring women’s safety around predatory men. This second part examined the risk of recurrence across the police force as a whole, in particular due to repeated missed opportunities to apprehend Wayne Couzens, but Lady Elish also highlighted that w…
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurUK police must act urgently to prevent sex crimes against women, says report
LONDON, Dec 2 - Police in Britain must act urgently to prevent sexual offences against women and girls and have shown a \"troubling lack of momentum and ambition\", an inquiry into the case of a police officer jailed for murder four years ago stated on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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