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Written Question
Independent Sexual Violence Advisers
Thursday 8th December 2022

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent independent (a) domestic and (b) sexual violence advisers have been funded by his Department in each of the last five years.

Answered by Edward Argar

The Ministry of Justice has committed to ringfenced funding to increase the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisors (ISVAs/IDVAs) by 300 to over 1000 by 2024/25 - a 43% increase on the number of ISVAs and IDVAs over the next three years. This builds on the funding provided in 20/21 and 21/22 to recruit c700 ISVA and IDVA posts. We are distributing this ringfenced funding to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to recruit ISVAs and IDVAs in their local areas. Recruitment for the additional 300 posts commenced in May 2022, and we are currently working closely with PCCs to track progress of this recruitment. In addition to this funding, PCCs also have discretion to use core victim support grant funding for additional ISVAs and IDVAs, based on their assessment of local need.

The MoJ has information on ISVAs and IDVAs funded from 20/21, which is when the specific ringfenced funding was introduced.

In addition, the Department has committed to supporting ISVAs and IDVAs through measures published in the draft Victims Bill. The Bill will introduce a definition of IDVA and ISVA roles, a power for the Secretary of State to issue statutory guidance on these roles, and a duty on agencies and those who work with victims to have due regard to the guidance.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 May 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" Involvement in the criminal justice system can be especially upsetting for children, so will the Secretary of State join me in welcoming the Scottish Government’s proposal for a Bairn’s Hoose? The idea is that families and children would all be under one roof and looked after in a way …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Feb 2021
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" With the introduction of the early release scheme at the outset of the pandemic, more prisoners will have needed assistance with their pre-release benefits from Department for Work and Pensions prison co-ordinating staff. Can the Lord Chancellor confirm that the DWP prison staff have indeed returned under covid-19 guidelines …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What assessment he has made of the implications of the UK Internal Market Bill for his responsibilities in upholding the rule of law. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
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"I believe the right hon. and learned Gentleman, but millions wouldn’t. The Bar Council and the Law Society of England and Wales say that clauses 41 to 45 of the Bill

“enable Ministers to derogate from the obligations of the United Kingdom under international law in broad and comprehensive terms …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" As we heard earlier, the Scottish Government plan to legislate to secure economic, social, cultural and environmental rights in devolved areas. Will the Lord Chancellor commit to match that legislation with a Bill that would take those rights right across the UK?..."
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Written Question
Ministry of Justice: Crispin Odey
Monday 7th October 2019

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish (a) the outcome of all meetings and (b) all call logs between Ministers of his Department and Mr Crispin Odey.

Answered by Chris Philp - Shadow Home Secretary

The Secretary of State for Justice has had no meetings with Mr Crispin Odey. Details of Ministers’ meetings are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"24. What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his departmental priorities of the UK leaving the EU. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Mar 2019
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"Last week, I met the area commander in Glasgow East, and it was clear that the police are having to focus on Brexit preparations, yet that is not what people in my constituency actually want them to be focusing on—they want them to be focused on catching criminals in the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed EU withdrawal agreement on UK-EU co-operation on justice matters. ..."
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