The End Violence Against Women Coalition said there was a " a distinct lack of resourcing here that cannot be ignored". Shadow Domestic Violence Minister Jess Phillips said: “The services and support required to end Violence Against Women and Girls cannot run on warm words alone. The strategy should have focused more on tackling culture within organisations, said Andrea Simon, Director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition. Separating domestic violence and violence against womenWomen's Aid said it was concerned about the strategy's separation of domestic abuse and violence against women, with two different figures to be appointed to tackle each crime. Unveiling the strategy, Ms Patel has said: “It is unacceptable that women and girls are still subject to harassment, abuse, and violence, and I do not accept that violence against women and girls is inevitable.

Source: Daily Mirror July 21, 2021 18:22 UTC