Commissioner secures more cash for Suffolk's victims
Thursday, 3rd July 2014.
Suffolk’s police and crime commissioner Tim Passmore has secured £244,842 of Government funding for further improvement of victim services across the county.
Successful projects put forward for the Competed Fund include specialist support in Waveney to support children and young people affected by domestic abuse, support for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and support for black and minority ethnic women fleeing domestic violence.
This Ministry of Justice grant award is part of a £12million pot raised through offenders paying a ‘victims surcharge’ that PCCs have been able to bid against with the emphasis on innovative technologies and specialist services, to support victims of crime across the country.
Mr Passmore said: “I am absolutely delighted. This is fantastic news for Suffolk. These grants strengthen and widen our work with victims across the county and will give organisations working with victims the desperately needed funds to support their valuable work.
"This will see a real improvement in victim care and help to fill some of the gaps where provision is lacking.
“I am really pleased to see Suffolk securing such a significant amount of the funding and I know it will make a positive difference to many people’s lives.”
Victims’ minister Damian Green said: “Victims of crime need and deserve the best possible support to cope with what they have been through. That’s why Government is raising more money than ever before from offenders to fund vital services to help victims move on with their lives.
“The excellent and innovative ideas put forward for this fund show exactly why PCCs are best placed to understand the needs of their local communities and commission the majority of victims’ services. I’ve no doubt they will make a difference to victims up and down the country.”
Successful projects put forward for the Competed Fund include specialist support in Waveney to support children and young people affected by domestic abuse, support for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and support for black and minority ethnic women fleeing domestic violence.
This Ministry of Justice grant award is part of a £12million pot raised through offenders paying a ‘victims surcharge’ that PCCs have been able to bid against with the emphasis on innovative technologies and specialist services, to support victims of crime across the country.
Mr Passmore said: “I am absolutely delighted. This is fantastic news for Suffolk. These grants strengthen and widen our work with victims across the county and will give organisations working with victims the desperately needed funds to support their valuable work.
"This will see a real improvement in victim care and help to fill some of the gaps where provision is lacking.
“I am really pleased to see Suffolk securing such a significant amount of the funding and I know it will make a positive difference to many people’s lives.”
Victims’ minister Damian Green said: “Victims of crime need and deserve the best possible support to cope with what they have been through. That’s why Government is raising more money than ever before from offenders to fund vital services to help victims move on with their lives.
“The excellent and innovative ideas put forward for this fund show exactly why PCCs are best placed to understand the needs of their local communities and commission the majority of victims’ services. I’ve no doubt they will make a difference to victims up and down the country.”
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