Government's Freedom from Violence and Abuse Strategy (2026)

The Government's Freedom from Violence and Abuse Strategy and accompanying action plan (updated May 2026) place significant emphasis on local multi-agency working to deliver the ambition of halving violence against women and girls within a decade.

The strategy is likely to influence local BCSSP priorities for the Community Safety Partnership through:

• Prevention and early intervention activity.
• Better information sharing.
• Multi-agency perpetrator management.
• Coordination between community safety, safeguarding, health and criminal justice partners.