Support for Victims of Crime

Part of Solicitor General – in the House of Commons at on 13 November 2025.

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Photo of Jas Athwal Jas Athwal Labour, Ilford South

I welcome the Government’s ambitious mission to reduce violence against women and girls. Many survivors who experience sexual assault will never go to the police or press charges due to appallingly low conviction rates and fears of being retraumatised during court proceedings. Given the alarming statistic that one in four women over the age of 16 have been sexually assaulted, what steps are the Government taking to make reporting and pressing charges a more realistic prospect for survivors?