New violence against women and girls strategy published

In December, the government published it’s new strategy on violence against women and girls.

‘Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy’ sets out the government’s vision and actions for meeting its ambition to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.

The strategy is built on three objectives:

• Prevention and early intervention to address the root causes of abuse.
• The relentless pursuit of its perpetrators.
• Support for all those affect by violence and abuse when it happens.

You can find the full strategy and an action plan on the government website. Please refer the the Freedom from violence and abuse policy page for full details.