Kunyaka omnye oko kwasekwa iYunithi yokuKhathalela amaxhoba kunye namangqina (VWCU) ngaphakathi kwamaPolisa aseSurrey, iqela elixhaswa ngemali ngamaPolisa kunye noMkomishinala woLwaphulo-mthetho uDavid Munro uyaqhubeka nokuxhasa abantu ngexesha lokuvalwa kwe-coronavirus.
Isekwa ngo-2019, i-VWCU ibeke iindlela ezintsha zokusebenza ukuqinisekisa ukunikezelwa kwenkxaso yokuphela ukuya ekupheleni kuyaqhubeka kuwo onke amaxhoba olwaphulo-mthetho eSurrey, kuquka nabo basengozini kakhulu ngexesha likaxakeka lesizwe. Eli candelo lisebenzela ukuxhasa amaxhoba ukuba amelane kwaye achache kwiziphumo zolwaphulo-mthetho, ukususela ngoko nangoko emva kwesehlo, ngokwenkqubo yenkundla nangaphaya.
Ukwandiswa kweeyure zokuvula ngoMvulo nangoLwesine ngokuhlwa, ukuya kutsho ngentsimbi yesithoba ebusuku, kuthetha ukuba iqela labasebenzi abaphantse babe ngama-9 kunye namavolontiya ali-30 anyukile ukufikeleleka ekuxhaseni amaxhoba olwaphulo-mthetho ngeli xesha linzima, kuqukwa namaxhoba oxhatshazo lwasekhaya.
Abasebenzi betyala abazinikeleyo kunye namavolontiya bayaqhubeka nokuvavanya kwaye balungiselele ukhathalelo oluyimfuneko lomntu ngamnye ngomnxeba, kunye nokusebenzisa isoftware yenkomfa yevidiyo.
URachel Roberts, iNtloko yeVWCU, uthe: “Ubhubhani we-coronavirus ube nefuthe elimandla kumaxhoba kunye nakwiinkonzo ezikhoyo zokubonelela ngenkxaso. Kubalulekile ukuba nabani na ochatshazelwe lulwaphulo-mthetho azi ukuba siselapha ngenxa yabo, kwaye sandise ilungiselelo lethu lokunceda abantu abangakumbi ngeli xesha lokuxhalaba okwandisiweyo, kunye nomngcipheko owongeziweyo kwabaninzi.
"Ngokwembono yam, andinakubulela ngokwaneleyo iqela ngomsebenzi eliwenzayo mihla le, kubandakanya namavolontiya ethu anegalelo elikhulu ngexesha lobunzima."
Ukusukela ngo-Epreli ka-2019 iCandelo belinxibelelana nabantu abangaphezu kwama-57,000, kuquka nokubonelela abaninzi ngeenkqubo zenkxaso ezilungiselelweyo ngentsebenziswano nababoneleli beenkonzo abaziingcali kunye nezinye ii-arhente.
Ukuguquguquka kokuzinziswa ngaphakathi kwamaPolisa aseSurrey kuvumele iYunithi ukuba igxile kwinkxaso apho ifuneka kakhulu kwaye iphendule kwiindlela zolwaphulo-mthetho olusakhulayo - amatyala amabini ayingcali.
abasebenzi baye baqeshwa ukuphendula kwi-20% yokwanda kwesizwe kwingxelo yobuqhetseba. Xa sele beqeqeshiwe, abenzi betyala baya kuxhasa loo maxhoba obuqhophololo asemngciphekweni ngakumbi kwaye asemngciphekweni.
NgoJanuwari walo nyaka, iOfisi ye-PCC iphinde yahlaziya inkxaso-mali yoMcebisi woBundlobongela baseKhaya ukuze ahlawulele iNorth Surrey, eqeshwe yiNorth Surrey Domestic Abuse Service, oza kuqhubela phambili nomsebenzi wokuphucula inkxaso enikwa amaxhoba, kunye nokwakhela phezu koqeqesho lobungcali bo abasebenzi kunye namagosa.
UDamian Markland, uMgaqo-nkqubo we-OPCC kunye neNkokeli yokuKhomishina kwiiNkonzo zamaxhoba uthe: “Amaxhoba kunye namangqina olwaphulo-mthetho afanelwe ngqalelo yethu ngalo lonke ixesha. Umsebenzi weyunithi unzima kakhulu kwaye ubalulekile njengoko impembelelo ye-Covid-19 iqhubeka ukuvakala kwinkqubo yobulungisa kulwaphulo-mthetho, nakweminye imibutho ebonelela ngoncedo.
"Ukoyisa le mingeni ukubonelela ngenkxaso eqhubekayo kubalulekile ukunceda amaxhoba ukuba ajamelane kwaye aphinde abuyele kumava abo, kodwa nokugcina ukuzithemba kwabo kwiPolisa yaseSurrey."
Onke amaxhoba olwaphulo-mthetho eSurrey athunyelwa ngokuzenzekelayo kwiCandelo Lononophelo Lwamaxhoba apho kuxelwe khona ulwaphulo-mthetho. Abantu ngabanye banokuzibonakalisa ngokwabo, okanye basebenzise iwebhusayithi ukufumana iinkonzo zenkxaso yeengcali zendawo.
Ungaqhagamshelana neYunithi yoNonophelo lwamaXhoba neNgqina kule nombolo 01483 639949, okanye ngolwazi oluthe vetshe tyelela: https://victimandwitnesscare.org.uk
Nabani na ochatshazelwayo, okanye oxhalabileyo ngomntu onokuthi uchatshazelwe luxhatshazo lwasekhaya uyakhuthazwa ukuba aqhagamshelane noMnxeba woNcedo lwe-Surrey Domestic Abuse Helpline enikelwe yiSanctuary yakho, kule nombolo 01483 776822 (9am – 9pm), okanye atyelele iwebhusayithi yakho yeNgcaciso. Soloko ucofa u-999 ngexesha likaxakeka.