RSACC joins 60+ organisations calling on the Government to share VAWG strategy
April 2026 Update: The Government has now published its Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy. The End Violence Against Women Coalition has also released an analysis assessing how the strategy measures up against the five key tests previously set out. Read their full analysis here.
RSACC is proud to have joined forces with 60+ organisations from across the UK calling on the Government to share its new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy.
Despite the Government promising to halve violence against women and girls during its election campaign, a Strategy detailing plans for how to do so is yet to be published.
We have joined forces with other organisations across the country that are facing increased demand for services, imploring the Government to deliver on their promise and publish a Strategy that prioritises prevention, addresses inequalities, centres the most marginalised and delivers sustainable funding.
Andrea Simon, Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW), told the Daily Mirror that she called upon the Government to focus on ‘the issues that need attention: addressing the funding crisis for life-saving support services and investing in work to prevent violence and abuse.’
While Ciara Bergman, chief executive of Rape Crisis England & Wales, said: “Prevention and intervention begin with the provision of services like Rape Crisis Centres, without whom survivors would very often have nowhere to go, to talk about what has happened and begin the process of recovery.
“Without these life changing services, we cannot hope to see justice, nor can we hope to meet the needs of the thousands of women and girls who each year endure these crimes.”
RSACC CEO Isabel Owens added: “We are not alone in facing increased demand for our services alongside rising costs and insecure funding.
“We hope the Government will listen to us and include in its Strategy plans for securing sustainable funding for life-saving services for survivors and adopting a co-ordinated approach that address all forms of violence against women and girls, including sexual violence.”