VAWG Offences and V100 Programme Suspect Allocation Data
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.25.047631
I note you seek access to the following information:
- PART 1
1. Please list the criminal offences that are classified as Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) offences for the purpose of the V100 programme.
2. From the launch of the V100 programme to the present day, how many suspects have been allocated to the V100.
3. Please confirm what tactics and techniques can be used by the police to prevent and disrupt VAWG for the purposes of the V100 programme. - PART 2
1. Please clarify which law(s) the V100 has been implemented under.
2. The minister for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Jess Phillips recently commented on the V100 that delivering a consistent national approach in the use of these data-driven tools to identify and pursue the most dangerous perpetrators is a core part of our mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.
Please confirm whether there are any policies and/or plans for rolling out the V100 to police forces beyond the Met Police.
3. Please share any policies (including operational procedures, information sheets and training manuals for police officers), risk assessments and guidance shared with victims, suspects or the legal counsel of suspects in relation to V100 supported prosecutions.
4. Please share any policy and/or information documents that explain the intelligence-led approach deployed by the V100.
5. Please provide any data protection impact assessments and/or Equality Impact Assessments that have been carried out in relation to the V100.
CORRESPONDENCE
On the 29 September I emailed you and said the following I note that 01/FOI/25/047505/J was received just before I sent you a response to your last request, to explain why we could not complete the request within the cost. I suspect that looking at: 01/FOI/25/047505/J questions 3 to 6 will have cost implications, as these are similar to what was on your original request. However, I propose that I join the two requests above together and contact the business area and ask them to supply whatever can be supplied within the cost threshold, as opposed to just issuing another cost refusal if the business area confirms my suspicions. Please let me know if you are happy with me to proceed with this.
On that very day you replied with the following Thanks for consulting me on this. I confirm that I am happy to proceed with what you have proposed.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose some of the relevant located information. Please find the answers to questions 1 and 2 from part 1 and questions 1,2 and 4 from part 2 under the section titled Disclosure.
Please find the documents titled VAWG 100, DPIA and EIA attached in answer to questions 4 and 5 in part 2. Please note the DPIA and EIA contains redactions and the answer to question 3 has not been disclosed. These have been withheld as they are exempt from disclosure by virtue of the following provisions of the Act:
Section 31(1)(a) - Law Enforcement
Section 40(2)&(3A)(a) - Personal Data
Disclosure
PART 1
Q1- Please list the criminal offences that are classified as Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) offences" for the purpose of the V100 programme.
All offences that are NPCC VAWG definition compliant.
Acts of violence or abuse that we know disproportionately affect women and girls. Crimes and behaviour covered by this term include rape and other sexual offences, domestic abuse, stalking, honour-based abuse (including female genital mutilation forced marriage, and honour killings), as well as many others, including offences committed online.
This includes but is not limited to:
Domestic abuse
Rape and other sexual offenses
Stalking and harassment
Honour-based abuse
Child sexual abuse and exploitation
Modern slavery and human trafficking
Online harassment and other tech-enabled abuse
Q2- From the launch of the V100 programme to the present day, how many suspects have been allocated to the V100.
As of 20 October 2025, 450 people have been tasked by the VAWG 100 programme.
Q3 - Please confirm what tactics and techniques can be used by the police to prevent and disrupt VAWG for the purposes of the V100 programme.
This information is exempt from disclosure by virtue of section 31
PART 2
Q1- Please clarify which law(s) the V100 has been implemented under.
The V100 is a prioritisation and tasking tool and is not implemented under a particular law. Each month, we review the last twelve months' VAWG offending across London and identify the suspects who have perpetrated the most VAWG harm. Those in the top 100 are eligible to enter the programme.
Q2- The minister for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Jess Phillips recently commented on the V100 that delivering a consistent national approach in the use of these data-driven tools to identify and pursue the most dangerous perpetrators is a core part of our mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. Please confirm whether there are any policies and/or plans for rolling out the V100 to police forces beyond the Met Police.
Enquiries relating to other organisations should be directed to the organisations in question. The VAWG 100 programme is an MPS initiative to identify relevant offenders.
Q3- Please share any policies (including operational procedures, information sheets and training manuals for police officers), risk assessments and guidance shared with victims, suspects or the legal counsel of suspects in relation to V100 supported prosecutions.
This question cannot be answered within cost. Please see the CORRESPONDENCE
Section above as to why this request was not cost refused.
Q4 - Please share any policy and/or information documents that explain the intelligence-led approach deployed by the V100.
Please see the attached PowerPoint titled VAWG 100 MP Briefing. This was used to brief MPs.
Q5 - Please provide any data protection impact assessments and/or Equality Impact Assessments that have been carried out in relation to the V100.
Please see the attached documents DPIA and EIA in answer to this question.