Victims Fund Criteria and Process

Police and Crime Commissioners are responsible for commissioning support services for victims of crime in their area. This follows the Government consultation ‘Getting it Right for Victims and Witnesses’ and recognises that whilst all victims must have clear expectations about how they will be treated and the support on offer, local services must have flexibility to meet the different and changing needs.

Each year the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey is provided funding by the Ministry of Justice to commission services for victims of crime, including restorative justice. Services commissioned by the Commissioner form part of a complex and varied network of support that exists for victims across Surrey, funded by other commissioners and through charitable donations.

The Commissioner will work with all organisations, from the community safety and criminal justice sectors, to voluntary and community groups, to ensure the needs of victims are met through improved services, with duplication avoided.

Com aplicar

Small grants

Organisations seeking funding of £5,000 or less can apply on this website. Small grants are processed using a more streamlined version of the standard application procedure detailed below. This is intended to speed up the process and give organisations a quicker decision.

Small Grant applications can be submitted at any point during the year and the form, once submitted, is sent to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC). Once received the application is checked against the criteria below, scored and a recommendation made to the Commissioner. After the Commissioner has made a decision the applicant will be informed.

The process is usually completed within 14 working days following submission of the application.

Aplicacions estàndard

Whilst the majority of the Victim Fund is allocated to supporting and maintaining a range of existing pan-Surrey services, the OPCC does occasionally invite applications for funding in excess of £5,000. Such funding rounds will be advertised via our mailing list. You can join the mailing list by subscribing below.

Organisations wishing to apply for funding under this process will be invited to download an application form. This will need to be completed and returned to the OPCC in accordance with the advertised deadlines. Initially these applications will be considered by the Policy and Commissioning Lead for Victim Services to ensure they meet the criteria (see below) and that all relevant information has been provided.

Applications will then be considered by a panel consisting of the OPCC’s Head of Policy and Commissioning and the Head of Public Protection at Surrey Police.

The panel will consider the information supplied by the applicant and how well the project meets the criteria. The recommendations made by the panel will then be submitted to the Commissioner for consideration. The Commissioner will then accept or decline the funding request.

Criteris

Local organisations and public sector partners are invited to apply for grant funding to deliver specialist services designed to help victims cope with the immediate impact of crime and recover, as far possible, from the harm experienced.

In order to comply with the requirement in the Victims’ Directive services funded by the Commissioner must be in the interests of the victim and be:

• Gratis
• Confidencial
• Non-discriminatory (including being available to all regardless of residence status, nationality or citizenship)
• Available whether or not a crime has been reported to the police
• Available before, during and for an appropriate time after any investigation or criminal proceedings

Les sol·licituds de subvenció també han de mostrar:

• Temps clars
• Una posició de referència i els resultats previstos (amb mesures)
• Quins recursos addicionals (persones o diners) estan disponibles dels socis per complementar els recursos atorgats pel comissari de policia i criminalitat
• Si es tracta d'un projecte puntual o no. Si l'oferta busca el cebament de la bomba, l'oferta hauria de mostrar com es mantindrà el finançament més enllà del període de finançament inicial
• Sigueu coherents amb els principis de bones pràctiques del Surrey Compact (quan es treballa amb grups de voluntaris, comunitaris i religiosos)
• Processos clars de gestió del rendiment

Es pot demanar a les organitzacions que sol·licitin subvencions:

• Còpies de qualsevol política de protecció de dades rellevant
• Còpies de qualsevol política de salvaguarda rellevant
• Una còpia dels comptes financers més recents o de l'informe anual de l'organització.

Seguiment i avaluació

When an application is successful, the OPCC will draw up a Funding Agreement setting out the agreed level of funding and delivery expectations, including specific outcomes and timeframes.

L'acord de finançament també especificarà els requisits d'informació de rendiment. El finançament només es lliurarà un cop ambdues parts hagin signat el document.

Terminis d'aplicació

Submission deadlines for standard application rounds will be advertised on our Funding Portal.

Notícies de finançament