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In April 2022 the Home Office issued guidance to police forces in England and Wales to seek to bring greater consistency to the recording of specific protected characteristics of victims of crime. In doing so, we have followed the approach used in the 2021 Census for England and Wales which will enable meaningful comparisons with the general population and inform the policy and operational response to crime.<\/p>
The Attorney General\u2019s Office publish breakdowns of the age and gender of complainants in prosecutions of Violence against Women and Girls offences annually, available here:<\/p>