About English Vanguard

Our Mission

To strengthen community safety in England through investigative journalism, public accountability, and rigorous reporting on safeguarding, policing, and institutional performance.

We focus on England: the institutions, authorities, and decisions that affect community safety, safeguarding, and public accountability. Our reporting is evidence-based, clearly sourced, and designed to help readers understand what is happening in their communities and why it matters.

What We Stand For

• Independence

  Editorial decisions are made by journalists, not advertisers, donors, or outside interests. We disclose relationships that could affect our coverage and recuse ourselves when necessary.

• Accuracy

  We verify significant factual claims before publication and correct errors transparently and promptly when they occur.

• Public interest

  We prioritise stories that affect community safety, safeguarding, policing, public accountability, and the welfare of children and vulnerable people.

• Accountability

  We hold power to account through rigorous, original journalism, and we hold ourselves to the same standard through clear editorial policies and open corrections.

What We Cover

English Vanguard reports on safeguarding failures and reforms, policing and oversight, institutional performance, and the systems meant to protect children and vulnerable people. We combine documents, data, and on-the-ground reporting to explain not just what happened, but who is responsible and what can change.