"Part of Labour's plan for change is to halve violence against women and girls over a decade and this week we are getting a series of announcements about that. As Geraldine McElvie reported at the weekend, all police forces in England and Wales are going to get a dedicated rape and sexual offences teams by 2029. There is more today."
"The government is announcing that councils will receive a further 19m aimed at providing safe housing for domestic abuse survivors as part of the violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy. PA Media has more details. It says: Ministers said the funding would help local authorities offer victims access to a fresh start on top of 480m already pledged over the next three years for support including refuges and sanctuary schemes."
"Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, is set to unveil sweeping reforms to the criminal justice system this week as part of government plans to halve Vawg, which it has declared a national emergency, within a decade. Around 500m will go towards the domestic abuse safe accommodation duty, which places a statutory requirement on local authorities to provide support to survivors and children in safe accommodation."
Two foreign stories dominate the morning: the response to the Hanukah killings at Bondi beach and talks in Berlin on Ukraine peace proposals with Keir Starmer travelling to attend. Keir Starmer will first face 90 minutes of questioning at the Commons liaison committee about the Plan for Change: one year on. Labour's plan includes a decade-long goal to halve violence against women and girls. All police forces in England and Wales will receive dedicated rape and sexual offences teams by 2029. Councils will get a further 19m for safe housing, adding to 480m pledged, and around 500m will support a domestic abuse safe accommodation duty.
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