Tackling Violence against Women and Girls Conference 2026

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Monday 29th June 2026 09:30 – 16:00, London and Online

In December 2025, the UK Government published Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls, marking a landmark policy commitment to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) over the next decade. This strategy reframes VAWG as not just a criminal justice issue, but a deeply rooted societal problem demanding coordinated action across government, services, communities, and the private and voluntary sectors.

Join Westminster Insight’s Tackling Violence against Women and Girls conference bringing together policymakers, key stakeholders, frontline service providers, survivors and civil society to explore what the strategy means in practice and how it can be implemented effectively and equitably across the UK.

Gain insight on how national investment will be allocated to tackle VAWG, and funding streams will evolve over the lifetime of the strategy, and its impact on local commissioning and service planning. We will explore how organisations can secure funding, demonstrate value for money, and build robust cases for prevention, early intervention and support services. Gain practical guidance on navigating short-term funding pressures while developing long-term, sustainable models for delivery.

Attend to hear more on the government’s VAWG strategy four core pillars:

• Prioritising prevention: working towards early intervention and education to tackle VAWG at its root from misogyny, harmful social norms and inequality
• Pursuing perpetrators: Working together to improve perpetrator management, investigation standards, embed evidential approaches and cross-agency coordination to ensure those who commit abuse are held accountable
• Protecting victims: strengthening support for survivors through trauma-informed, needs-led services, improving access to safe accommodation and pathways into health, justice and social care
• Building a stronger system of accountability: understanding the new performance framework, increasing transparency and enabling more rigorous tracking of progress

We will also spotlight the growing impact of technology-facilitated abuse, recognising online harms, stalking and harassment as critical emerging threats that require updated legal, policing and safeguarding responses.

Sharing emerging good practice, hear from senior decision-makers on commissioning, workforce capability, partnership working and the practical challenges of delivering the four pillars of the strategy at scale.

We will address how local systems can align with national priorities while responding to the diverse needs of women and girls, including those from marginalised and under-served communities.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insight into implementation priorities, accountability mechanisms and opportunities for collaboration, as well as practical tools to strengthen prevention and contribute to a safer society for women and girls.

Key Points

• The Freedom from Violence and Abuse: a cross-government strategy to build a safer society for women and girls – halving violence against women and girls over the next decade
• Understanding the data-driven approach underpinning the strategy and what it means for organisations and the communities they serve
• Working towards prevention and early intervention: addressing the root causes of VAWG including misogynistic attitudes, cultural norms and behaviours before harm occurs
• Embedding education, community initiatives and public awareness at scale to tackle VAWG
• Strengthening criminal justice and policing practices, evidential approaches and cross-agency coordination to ensure perpetrators are identified, prosecuted and prevented from harming others
• Ensuring comprehensives support for survivors: trauma-informed services, tailored support pathways
• Partnership working to tackle VAWG including government, charity sectors, businesses, and community stakeholders to create sustainable cultural and structural change

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