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Report Reveals Police Failures in Investigating Sexual Offences

12/2/2025

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Dame Elish Angiolini's report finds a quarter of police forces in England and Wales have not implemented basic policies for investigating sexual offences, despite promises after Sarah Everard's 2021 murder.
Angiolini criticizes the lack of progress and says many women feel unsafe.
The report includes 13 new recommendations and calls for better funding and coordination.
The Labour government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

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Dame Elish Angiolini's report finds a quarter of police forces in England and Wales have not implemented basic policies for investigating sexual offences, despite promises after Sarah Everard's 2021 murder.
Angiolini criticizes the lack of progress and says many women feel unsafe.
The report includes 13 new recommendations and calls for better funding and coordination.
The Labour government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.