The government will announce plans on Wednesday to better protect women and girls on the streets, at home and online amid growing security concerns.
Home Secretary Priti Patel will confirm to MPs the government will create a new national police official to improve response times to crimes involving violence against women.
The proposals also include a commitment to appoint two “champions of violence against women and girls in transport” who the government says will “tackle the problems faced by female passengers on public transport” and to order rape sexual assault helpline.
Priti Patel says safety of women and girls is ‘top priority’ for her
The strategy will also seek to criminalize the practice of so-called virginity testing.
And the Department of Education will work with the Student Bureau to address harassment and sexual abuse in higher education.
The review is released after the government’s rape review found conviction rates for the crime, despite the increase in the number of reported cases.
It also occurs four months after the death of Sarah everard who was assassinated near Clapham Common in March.
Ms. Everard’s death sparked mass protests over the safety of women on the streets.
Sarah Everard’s death sparked mass protests over women’s and girls’ safety
The interior minister said the safety of women and girls was a “top priority” for her.
“The safety of women and girls across the country, wherever they are, is a top priority for me,” she said.
“It is unacceptable that women and girls are still victims of harassment, abuse and violence, and I do not accept that violence against women and girls is inevitable.
“I am determined to give the police the powers they need to crack down on the culprits and fulfill their duty to protect the public while …
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Source: news.sky.com
This notice was published: 2021-07-20 21:14:00
