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UK's First VAWG Seal
The UK Parliament is preparing to become the first legislature in the world to receive accreditation under the White Ribbon initiative to combat violence against women and girls. The accreditation is part of a three-year action plan to promote safety and equality and tackle harassment. Planned measures include training staff to intervene when they witness abusive behaviour, raising standards of professional conduct, and considering criminal-record checks for newly elected MPs; those checks have not yet been approved. The move comes amid signs that the problem persists: around 20% of respondents to a 2018 survey said they had experienced or witnessed sexual harassment, while a 2023 study found that more than two-thirds of women MPs had witnessed behaviour involving sexual discrimination or bias.
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