Been surprised there’s no thread on the Angiolini Inquiry findings yet, given how much chat theres been in this parish about women’s safety, and protection from sexual abuse. It's very much been a recurring theme, and is clearly an issue very close to a lot of hearts here..
Got some time on my hands so let's get the baw rolling. As you'd expect, this stuff is grim. Four years after part 1 first exposed the scale of police failures, part 2 shows how much still hasn’t been fixed. A few of the headline findings fae across both reports:
Catastrophic vetting failures and no consistent national system even now
Polis officers with histories of domestic abuse or sexual allegations still slipping through
Over a quarter of police forces with nae basic policy for handling sexual-offence reports
Misconduct systems still slow, inconsistent, and too often protecting the wrong folk
Supervision failures and poor leadership meaning red flags get missed
Cultures of misogyny, ‘banter’, fear and silence still letting predators operate (quelle suprise on that one)
Angiolini lays out serious recommendations; stronger vetting and re-vetting, real whistleblower protections, consistent misconduct rules, proper data-sharing, early-intervention schemes (Project Vigilant, Operation Soteria are worth a google), and leadership that actually treats VAWG as a polis priority rather than a slogan.
She doesnae just put the burden on policing either. There’s big stuff in there for the public; education on consent and misogyny, safer public spaces, better bystander reporting routes, stronger support services for survivors, proper safeguarding in schools and unis, and a call for workplaces and communities to challenge toxic attitudes.
Feels like this should be right at the centre of the ‘how do we protect women?’ chat folk keep wanting to have. So let's do it!
Interested in thoughts on:
Which recommendations seem realistic?
Which ones feel like moonshots? (This is my usual bugbear with inquiries like this, the recommendations can sound like completley unrealistic guff, or kicked intae the longest grass possible)
What gaps do folk still see in UK policing culture?
What changes would actually make women safer in real life, no just in headline patter?
Plenty in the report is wild, and long overdue. Curious what folk make of it.
Got some time on my hands so let's get the baw rolling. As you'd expect, this stuff is grim. Four years after part 1 first exposed the scale of police failures, part 2 shows how much still hasn’t been fixed. A few of the headline findings fae across both reports:
Catastrophic vetting failures and no consistent national system even now
Polis officers with histories of domestic abuse or sexual allegations still slipping through
Over a quarter of police forces with nae basic policy for handling sexual-offence reports
Misconduct systems still slow, inconsistent, and too often protecting the wrong folk
Supervision failures and poor leadership meaning red flags get missed
Cultures of misogyny, ‘banter’, fear and silence still letting predators operate (quelle suprise on that one)
Angiolini lays out serious recommendations; stronger vetting and re-vetting, real whistleblower protections, consistent misconduct rules, proper data-sharing, early-intervention schemes (Project Vigilant, Operation Soteria are worth a google), and leadership that actually treats VAWG as a polis priority rather than a slogan.
She doesnae just put the burden on policing either. There’s big stuff in there for the public; education on consent and misogyny, safer public spaces, better bystander reporting routes, stronger support services for survivors, proper safeguarding in schools and unis, and a call for workplaces and communities to challenge toxic attitudes.
Feels like this should be right at the centre of the ‘how do we protect women?’ chat folk keep wanting to have. So let's do it!
Interested in thoughts on:
Which recommendations seem realistic?
Which ones feel like moonshots? (This is my usual bugbear with inquiries like this, the recommendations can sound like completley unrealistic guff, or kicked intae the longest grass possible)
What gaps do folk still see in UK policing culture?
What changes would actually make women safer in real life, no just in headline patter?
Plenty in the report is wild, and long overdue. Curious what folk make of it.
