Author and Job Role: Sarah Haywood, Community Safety, Serious Violence and Partnership Lead
Protective Marking: OFFICIAL
Executive Summary:
In April 2023 the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey was issued a grant to support the named specified authorities under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 to deliver the Serious Violence Duty. The Duty requires specified authorities for a local government area to work together and plan to prevent and reduce serious violence, including identifying the kinds of serious violence that occur in the area, the causes of that violence (so far as it is possible to do so), and to prepare and implement a strategy for preventing, and reducing serious violence in the area. The Duty also requires the specified authorities to consult educational, prison and youth custody authorities4 for the area in the preparation of their strategy.
The funding awarded for 2025/26 totalled £546,830.47 and was split between labour costs: £211,864.69 and non-labour costs: £334,965.78. The initial delivery plan for 2025/26 was presented and agreed by the Surrey Serious Violence Reduction Partnership in March, a subsequent Serious Violence Duty Funding Group, representing the specified partners met in June 2025 to consider and agree the funding split. This decision note formally recognises that agreement and the funding split.
Applications for the Grant
Serious Violence Labour Grant –
The labour grant has been awarded specifically to support partners in developing their response to the Duty. The following funding has been committed against officer time in delivering strategy –
| Serious Violence Programme Lead | £62,416.00 |
| Surrey Police Tactical Advisor | £64,952.00 |
| Data and Insight Analyst | £68,834.00 |
| Intelligence Development Officer expenses | £2,000.00 |
*these costs may change owing to the outcome of pay negotiations
Serious Violence non-Labour Grant
The non labour grant has been awarded to support partnership deliver targeted interventions to prevent and reduce violence.
| Engage | £85,000.00 |
| Op Shield phase 2 | £30,726.00 |
| Clea Hold Build (Epsom) | £20,000.00 |
| Inclusive Awareness and Prejudicial Incident Training. | £17,000.00 |
| Gaming with Confidence | £4,565.00 |
| Resources for Parents (Knife Crime) | £2,000.00 |
| VAWG and OP Shield Communications | £2,500.00 |
| Ment4 – Redhill | £7,500.00 |
Recommendation
The PCC supports the recommended allocation of the Serious Violence Duty labour fund in Surrey and awards the following;
- £62,416.00 to the Local Policing Body for the recruitment of a Serious Violence Programme Lead
- £64,952.00 to Surrey Police towards a Tactical Lead
- £68,834.00 to Surrey County Council for analytical support in 2025/26
- £65.952.00 to Surrey Police for tactical support for 2024/25
- £2,000 to Surrey Police for any additional expenses accrued by the Intelligence Development Office
The PCC supports the recommended allocation of the Serious Violence Duty non labour fund in Surrey and awards the following;
- £85,000 to Surrey County Council for the custody Engage Project
- £20,000 to Surrey Police to support the Clear Hold Build project in Epsom
- £17,000 to Surrey County Council to deliver the Inclusive Awareness and Prejudicial Incident Training.
- £4,565 to Surrey Police to run the Gaming with Confidence Project across Surrey.
- £2,000 to Surrey Police to purchase Knife Crime support material from Ben Kinsella to give to parents.
- £2,500 to Surrey Police to purchase communication material to support Op Shield
- £7,500 to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council to provide Ment4 training in Redhill.
Police and Crime Commissioner Approval
I approve the recommendation(s):
Signature: PCC Lisa Townsend (wet signed copy held in Office)
Date: 27th June 2025
All decisions must be added to the decision register.
Areas of consideration
Consultation
The recommendations in this report have been agreed by the Serious Violence Reduction Partnership, and the local Serious Violence Duty Funding Group which consists of all the specified and relevant authorities as named in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
Financial implications
Funded using allocation from the Serious Violence Duty Fund
Legal
The Local Policing Body have followed the legal and financial requirements as set out in the Serious Violence Duty Grant from the Home Office.
Risks
The Serious Violence Duty Operational Group has a risk register which keeps track of the risks and challenges associated with delivering the duty and the projects connected to the funding.
Equality and diversity
Each deliverable has considered the equality and diversity implications. An equality impact assessment will be completed for the Serious Violence Reduction partnership by the end of the financial year.
Risks to human rights
No risks