0h 3min, dec 13, 2025 y - Specialist Rape and Sexual Offence Investigation Teams Announced

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Violence against women and girls is a "national emergency", the home secretary has said, as she announced plans to set up specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams in every police force in England and Wales by 2029.

It is part of a long-delayed plan aimed at halving violence against women and girls within a decade.

The strategy - which will include funding for undercover units operating online, and a roll out of domestic abuse protection orders - is due to be unveiled on Thursday, after being pushed back three times this year.

Shabana Mahmood said that during her time in government she had come to "the depressing conclusion" that "the criminal justice system fails women".

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