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Written Question
Crime: Victims
Monday 8th June 2020

Asked by: Simon Baynes (Conservative - Clwyd South)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure victims of crime can continue to access support during the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Alex Chalk - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

We are committed to ensuring victims and witnesses receive the support they need during this challenging time.

We have been working across government, with the sector and local bodies through our Covid-19 Victims and Witnesses Silver Group, which has helped to identify needs to ensure support is available for victims and witnesses.

We have secured £25million as part of the £76million government package for charities supporting vulnerable people including victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse, made almost £600k of funding available to assist helpline services and committed £3million per annum to Independent Sexual Violence advisers until 2022.