Author and Job Role: Lucy Thomas, Commissioning & Policy Lead for Victim Services
Protective Marking: OFFICIAL
Executive Summary:
Police & Crime Commissioners have the statutory responsibility to provide services to support victims to cope and recover. The Ministry of Justice made additional funds available for 2025/6 to support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Applications for the Grant
RASASC
To award RASASC £121,362 towards their Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) and counselling provision.
YMCA DownsLink Group
To award YMCA £72,585.81 towards their child sexual exploitation worker, an early intervention worker and a prevention worker.
East Surrey Domestic Abuse Services (ESDAS)
To award £854,671 to ESDAS for their core and specialist Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) services as well as their counselling provision.
Hourglass
To award Hourglass £16,300 to provide tailored support to older victims of domestic abuse.
Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum (SMEF)
To award SMEF £46,175 to provide an outreach support service to black and minority ethnic women at risk of domestic abuse.
Surrey & Borders Partnership Trust
To award Surrey & Borders Partnership Trust £173,970.59 toward the Child Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (CISVA) service, STARS (age 18-25 years) CISVA and therapeutic interventions for child and young people survivors of sexual abuse.
Innovating Minds CIC
To award Innovating Minds CIC £3,800 to train 4 people to deliver the trauma-informed support to children that have been impacted by domestic abuse.
Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA)
To award Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse £12,852 for a specialist and expert one to one advocacy and peer support to individuals bereaved by suicide or unexplained death following domestic abuse in Surrey.
Recommendation
The PCC supports the MOJ DA/SV service bids and awards the following;
- £121,362 to RASASC
- £72,585.81 to YMCA Downslink Group
- £854,671 to ESDAS
- £16,300 to Hourglass
- £46,175 to SMEF
- £173,970.59 to Surrey & Borders Partnership
- £3,800 to Innovating Minds CIC
- £12,852 to AAFDA
Police and Crime Commissioner Approval
I approve the recommendation(s):
Signature:
All decisions must be added to the decision register.
Areas of consideration
Consultation
None to note
Financial implications
Reliance on MOJ Funding
Legal
No Legal implications
Risks
Sustainable funding – this is a one year grant from the MOJ
Equality and diversity
No implications
Risks to human rights
No Risks