Kaituhi me te Mahi: Lucy Thomas, Kaitohutohu me te Kaiarahi Kaupapahere mo nga Ratonga Parurenga
Tohu Tiaki: HE WHAKAMAHI
Whakarapopototanga Whakahaere:
Police & Crime Commissioners have the statutory responsibility to provide services to support victims cope and recover. The Victim & Witness Care Unit is jointly funded between the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Surrey and Surrey Police to support victims and witnesses.
He whakamārama
- Courts are currently experiencing notable backlog in trials, and this is increasing the caseload of the victim and witness care officers within the unit. Many victims are also feeling a heightened level of anxiety post-pandemic and combined with the current economic climate, this is creating a complexity of need, elongating the timeline for support. These combined factors have generated unprecedent demand for the unit and OPCC and Surrey Police is to increase resourcing to ensure the unit continues to provide high quality support which meets victims’ needs.
Te tūtohutanga
- Additional funding (outlined below) is provided to the Victim and Witness Care Unit to increase resources to manage demand and support victims to cope and recover.
- 2023/24 – £52,610.85
- 2024/25 – £52,610.85
Whakaaetanga Pirihimana me te Kaikomihana Hara
Ka whakaae ahau ki te/nga kupu:
Waitohu: Commissioner Lisa Townsend (wet signed copy held in Commissioner’s Office)
rā: 20th October 2022
Ko nga whakataunga katoa me taapiri atu ki te rehita whakatau.