Offences against Children

(asked on 2nd February 2016) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many grants have been issued to organisations supporting victims and survivors of child sexual exploitation as part of the £7 million provision referred to in the report, Tackling Sexual Exploitation, published in March 2015; what the size of those grants has been; and which organisations received such grants.


Answered by
Karen Bradley Portrait
Karen Bradley
This question was answered on 5th February 2016

In recognition of the fact that organisations providing specialised support services to victims of child sexual abuse are experiencing increased demand on their services, the Home Office and Ministry of Justice announced an additional £7 million for services supporting survivors of sexual violence in 2014/15 and 2015/16, including victims of child sexual exploitation.

£2.15 million of that £7 million was provided as extra funding to 84 existing Rape Support Centres. The remainder was used to establish a £2 million Child Abuse Inquiry Support Fund to non-statutory organisations who are reporting an increase in demand as a direct result of the announcement of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. A further £2.85 million was used to establish a Child and Adult Victims of Sexual Abuse Support Fund for non-statutory organisations providing support across England and Wales to help meet the increased demand on their services.

The administration of these funds and final decisions on allocation have been led by the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Norfolk, with the close support of the Home Office. Details of the 85 organisations funded were published by the Norfolk PCC (www.norfolk-pcc.gov.uk).

The Ministry of Justice and Home Office have protected a further £7 million of funding in 2016-17 for non-statutory organisation supporting victims of sexual violence, including child sexual abuse and exploitation.

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