Question
12. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Answer
Violence against women and girls is one of the biggest challenges of our time, which is why this Government have committed to halving it in a decade. Progress towards achieving that includes rolling out dedicated specialist teams in every police force, providing specialist rape and serious sex offence courtrooms, and introducing domestic abuse protection orders. We have launched a new taskforce to tackle misogyny, we are teaching children about healthy relationships in school and we are preparing legislation to make it impossible for children to take, share and view nude images.
Verdict: GREEN (86/100)
The reply answers the question directly and in specific terms. It sets out concrete government action on violence against women and girls, including a commitment to halve it within a decade, specialist police teams in every force, and specialist rape and serious sexual offence courtrooms. It also covers domestic abuse protection orders, a misogyny taskforce, healthy relationships teaching, and legislation on nude images. The reply does not explicitly mention working with other government departments, but the policy detail is substantial enough that a member of the public would have a clear picture of what is being done.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What the department is doing, working with Cabinet colleagues, to help tackle violence against women and girls. | Addressed | Direct | The reply sets out a concrete programme of action on violence against women and girls: a commitment to halve it in a decade, specialist police teams in every force, specialist rape and serious sex offence courtrooms, domestic abuse protection orders, a misogyny taskforce, healthy relationships teaching, and legislation on nude images. It does not explicitly mention working with Cabinet colleagues, but the convention for this kind of item is satisfied by a substantive description of policy and programme activity. |