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Gender Based Violence: Internet

Asked by Adrian RamsayGreen PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105548

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Freedom From Violence and Abuse Strategy, what plans her Department has to ensure the incidence of online abuse is captured in the monitoring of achieving the aim to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

Answered by Jess Phillips

We will monitor progress of the Freedom From Violence and Abuse Strategy through a performance framework, details of which are included on pages 69-70 of the Strategy.

The performance framework includes a sub-metric on the prevalence of online harms.

We will report on the development and latest trends in our measures as part of our annual progress reports.

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