The government’s 2025 Spending Review expands prisons, boosts AI, and increases policing budgets - yet offers nothing new for violence against women and girls. Our analysis unpacks the strategic contradictions and offers a roadmap for real prevention.

At CPVAWG, we will never be a single-issue organisation. Our work is rooted in justice and accountability for all forms of violence - including state-sanctioned harm. In this statement, we express full support for an independent inquiry into the UK’s role in the war on Gaza and affirm our commitment to truth, dignity, and human rights for all.

CPVAWG supports Amendment NC17 to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. This long-overdue reform would repeal 19th-century laws and enshrine access to abortion in statute. In this statement, we explain why criminalising reproductive healthcare undermines safety, equality, and modern governance.