Children and Young People Fund Criteria

As Police and Crime Commissioner, I am committed to ensuring that all of Surrey’s communities are safeguarded from harm, exploitation, and the devastating impacts of crime. However, I recognise that some individuals and groups are at greater risk due to their specific circumstances or vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability can take many forms, affecting individuals across all ages and situations. Whether it is supporting victims of abuse, protecting children and young people from exploitation, ensuring the right response for those in mental health crisis, or tackling fraud and cybercrime, our approach is rooted in compassion, collaboration, and prevention.

Local organisations and public sector partners are invited to apply for grant funding to deliver specialist services that:

• Protect children or young people from harm;
• Provide victim support to children or young people;
• Promote and help improve community safety in Surrey;
• Are aligned with one or more of the below priorities in the Commissioner’s Police and Crime Plan:
  • Back to Basics Policing
  • Protecting Vulnerable People in Surrey
  • Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls
  • Strengthening Safe and Resilient Communities
  • Fostering Integrity, Accountability and Wellbeing in Policing

• Are free of charge;
• Are non-discriminatory (including being available to all regardless of residence status, nationality or citizenship).

Grant applications should also show:

• Clear timescales
• A baseline position and intended outcomes (with measures)
• What additional resources (people or money) are available from partners to complement any awarded resources by the Police and Crime Commissioner
• If this is a one off project or not. If the bid looks for pump priming the bid should show how funding will be sustained beyond the initial funding period
• Be consistent with the best practice principles of the Surrey Compact (where working with Voluntary, Community and Faith groups)
• Clear performance management processes
• Is consistent with the Healthy Surrey Principles for Schools

The Children and Young Persons Fund is unable to support projects that:

• Are made on behalf of or will be used to make awards to a third party
• Have no clear link to reduction of crime or harm within the Surrey community
• Are filling a gap in public services due to waiting lists/ difficulty with community access
• Require ongoing funding (such as salary costs)
• Required funding for day to day running of organisations
• Are for routine repairs or maintenance
• Are made on behalf of or will be used to make awards to a third party

Organisations applying for grant funding may be asked to provide:

• Copies of any relevant data protection policies
• Copies of any relevant safeguarding policies
• A copy of the organisation’s most recent financial accounts or annual report.

Monitoring and evaluation

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

The Funding Agreement will also specify performance reporting requirements. Funding will only be released once both sides have signed the document.

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