Reviewed and updated April 2023
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Revised: 04 January 2019; 25 April 2024
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Issued 17 Oct 2013, revised 26 Jul 2017, updated 22 Nov 2018, 11 Jan 2023, 14 Jan 2026
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Updated: 30 July 2024; 16 August 2023
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Violent crime
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Guidance reviewed 11/09/2019
Prosecution Guidance
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Updated: 28 November 2019
Prosecution Guidance
Domestic abuse
Sexual offences
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Updated: 2 Mar 2023; minor revision 5 Jan 2024; Revised 26 Feb 2026
Prosecution Guidance
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Vulnerable Persons and Safeguarding
Revised: Sep 2019; 26 Feb 2026
Prosecution Guidance
Domestic abuse
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Reviewed and updated: 1 July 2019; 15 October 2024
Prosecution Guidance
Sexual offences
Violent crime
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
Updated: 23 July 2020, 20 April 2022 4 July 2024
Prosecution Guidance
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Child Abuse
