Members of Congress said ministers seem to have “forgettable” the scale of real harm caused by violence by women and girls, and more must be done to “reversal the worrying misogyny.”

The parliamentary cross-party public account committee heard evidence that in soaring cases, women’s shelters were forced to deny support 65% of support, while other dedicated services operating in the community could only help about half of the people who asked.

The committee said highlighting that at least one-tenth of the numbers in at least one-tenth of women each year are affected by violence and one-fifth of recorded crimes are linked to violence against women and girls, and the committee said the Ministry of Home Affairs' monitoring prevalence does not include all types of crime.

Members of Congress also said that despite the evidence that the age range of the most likely victims or perpetrators of sexual violence ranges between 11 and 20, a "special concern", the Interior Department does not include ages under 16 in its information collection.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper launched the government’s commitment to cut violence into one thing to cause violence to happen to women and girls, saying: “Our mission is to target the entire government, institutions, organizations and communities working together.

But committee member Anna Dixon said in commenting on the results: “While recent efforts to better coordinate departmental actions are welcomed, the evidence from officials has caused the alarm bell to ring.

“In some types of injuries, the government seems to have overlooked the true scale and there is still little evidence or learning from things that work locally.

“It is crucial that the Home Office seizes this opportunity to lead and coordinate strong actions across departments to ensure victims and survivors have access to the services and support they need and deserve, and as a society we reverse the worrying misogyny.”

The committee also said the government's approach does not focus on preventive measures, saying it is essential to achieve long-term change.

In addition, MPs called for clarification on how to work with boys to “prevent harmful attitudes from perpetuating” and how to improve the safety of young people online.

The Commission added: “Given the spread of misogynistic attitudes among social media platforms and their impact on young men and boys, the education sector needs to strengthen and take a more proactive approach, which is a highlight of (the Commission) as a key area to focus on.

“In just nine years, the number of cases reported to the Revenge Pornline has increased to 22,000, aiming to highlight the evolving nature of (violence against women and girls).

“(The Commission) is concerned that this is a sign of a broader problem across the sector, and they seem to have a limited scale of the challenges they face when addressing this.”

In a series of recommendations, MPs called on the Interior Department to outline how all departments will be held to address their contribution to solving the problem.

Jess Phillips, Secretary of Protection and Violence for Jess Phillips, said: “As our ambitious commitment to put violence against women and girls in the measure against women and girls within a decade, we have placed domestic abuse experts in 999 control rooms in the top five units, introduced new domestic abuse orders in selected areas, and introduced new domestic abuse orders in certain areas and released clear procedures for police regarding information announced online websites.

“Our new violence against women and girls’ strategies will take a core approach across government this summer to better protect victims, support their judicial journey and hold perpetrators accountable.”