Request for allocation of funding for victim support services in the local area
Reference: 23018
Date Added: Monday, August 7, 2023
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Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.
You have requested the following information:
In particular, we are interested in seeing a break down in funding grants for local victim services, for both multi-crime services and specialist domestic abuse services, with the names of individual grantees included. Funding allocations made within the last 12 months will suffice.
Umbrella Cymru – Children & Young People Victims Interim Service. This information has been published on our website please see links to the decision log links below:
2023/24: £77,948
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-041/
2022/23: £74,965
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-008/
Connect Gwent Hub which includes Umbrella Cymru (for victims of crime who require it in relation to gender or sexual identity), Age Cymru (Older people’s caseworker) and ABUHB (mental health support) services - This information has been published on our website please see links to the decision log links below:
2023/24: Age Cymru - £19,977, ABUHB - £30,785, Umbrella Cymru - £5,000
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-038/
2022/23: Age Cymru - £18,343, ABUHB - £30,785, Umbrella Cymru - £5,000
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-009/
Newport City Council – Independent Domestic Violence Advocate Service for Gwent Police. This information has been published on our website please see links to the decision log links below:
2023/24: £335,123
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-037/
2022/23: £335,123
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-007/
Sexual Violence Services: New Pathways and Cyfannol Women’s Aid:
2023/24 New Pathways £464,723 (Gwent Police also pay them separately for the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) on top of this a total of £42,490), so you may with so contact them directly for this information using the following link: I want to find information about the police | Gwent Police
2023/24 Cyfannol £155,256 - note an additional £16,000 has also been agreed
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-040/
2022/23 New Pathways £342,910 (Gwent Police also pay them separately for the SARC on top of this a total of £42,490), so you may with so contact them directly for this information using the following link: I want to find information about the police | Gwent Police
2022/23 Cyfannol £69,500
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-006/
Both Cyfannol and New Pathways were also successful in receiving additional funding from us via a Ministry of Justice Grant:
2022/23: Total MOJ Additional Funding to New Pathways - £98,549. Breakdown as follows:
- Children & Young People Sexual Violence Worker - £36,785
- Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA) - £30,882
- Children & Young People ISVA - £30,882
2022/23: MOJ Additional Funding to Cyfannol - £82,926
- Full time Counsellor - £46,488
- Part time Counsellor - £36,488
Drop in Centre for vulnerable women of sexual exploitation via Cyfannol Women’s Aid. This information has been published on our website please see links to the decision log link below:
2 year grant from 01/12/21 to 30/11/23 - £20,000
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2021-024/
Also Cyfannol Women’s Aid were successful in being awarded a three year PCC Police Community Fund Grant in 2021/22 with annual funding being awarded each year so this grant is still running for the third year this year - This information has been published on our website please see links to the decision log links below:
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2020-058/
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2021-031/
www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-044/
Victim Support for Victim Support services Contract. Please note this is a contract and not a grant.
2023/24 contract totals - £273,511
2022/23 contract totalled - £264,992
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