Written questions

Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

Commons · Question 15617 · Tabled 21 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Sir Ashley Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much and what proportion of victim support funding from the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner is spent on support for victims of sexual offences; and on what services this funding is spent.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 27 Nov 2024

The 42 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales receive annual grant funding from the Ministry of Justice’s victim and witness budget to commission local practical, emotional, and therapeutic support services for victims of all crime typ...