Funding for domestic abuse and sexual violence support

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Ministry of Justice Funding for Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Support Services
and the National ISVA and IDVA fund

 

The MOJ have confirmed that in addition to their core funding, Police and Crime Commissioners will receive an additional £27m nationally for the recruitment of 700 Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) and funding of £15.7m nationally for domestic abuse and sexual violence support services.

Police and Crime Commissioners are required to make this funding opportunity available to commissioned services and frontline providers.

In order to apply for this funding providers are requested to complete the below Needs Assessment Template and return to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire (not to the MOJ).

For further information please see the below Guidance document or contact the OPCC 

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Funding requests should be submitted to the OPCC via pcc_funding@leics.police.uk

Providers are required to submit their request for funding to the OPCC by close of play 29th April please

 

Funding awarded, as follows:

Award for additional ISVAs/IDVAs for Leicestershire

ORGANISATION
FTE
PROJECT
FUNDED SERVICE		 Yr1 (22/23)
pro-rata cost		Yr2 (23/24)
cost		Yr3 (24/25)
cost
 Living Without Abuse 1  IDVA Project 360  The employment of 1 Full Time Equivalent Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) within the Project 360 service £18,968 £37,936 £37,936
 Freeva 1 IDVA Specialist Domestic Violence Court Lead  The employment of 1 Full Time Equivalent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) dedicated to the Specialist Domestic Violence Court £28,966 £38,621 £38,621
 Freeva 1  IDVA MARAC Lead  The employment of 1 Full Time Equivalent Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) dedicated to the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) £28,966 £38,621  £38,621
 Freeva 1  IDVA The employment of 1 Full Time Equivalent Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) £28,966 £38,621 £38,621
TOTAL4  £105,866£153,800£153,800

 

Award for additional DA/SV Victim Support services in Leicestershire
ORGANISATIONPROJECTFUNDED SERVICEFUNDING
Living Without Abuse Project 360 The employment of Victim Engagement Workers - 3 Full Time Equivalent Specialist Domestic Abuse workers to be co-located in Leicestershire Police; to support high repeat cases of Domestic Abuse. £100,167 to be awarded per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £300,501 for the length of the contract (3 years)
Living Without Abuse Pregnancy & Maternity Specialist The employment of 1 Full Time Equivalent Pregnancy & Maternity Specialist £32,814 to be awarded per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £98,442 for the length of the contract (3 years)
Leicester Rape Crisis Community Engagement & Counselling The delivery of community engagement and counselling sessions and the employment of a Youth Engagement Officer £43,500 to be awarded per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £130,500 for the length of the contract (3 years)
Victim First Domestic Violence Caseworker The employment of a Specialist Domestic Abuse Caseworker (30 hours) £28,158 to be awarded per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £84,474 for the length of the contract (3 years)
 Victim First Qwell Service (Kooth) The provision of online counselling, peer support, content creation to adult victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence £40,805 to be awarded per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £122,415 for the length of the contract (3 years)
 New Dawn New Day Specialist Criminal Justice IDVA To provide one full time additional Specialist Criminal Justice IDVA, providing intensive support to 34 female victims who present with mental health disabilities as a result of complex trauma £56,730 to be awarded per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £170,190 for the length of the contract (3 years) 
First Step Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Emotional Support Worker The employment of an Emotional Support Worker to continue the existing Emotional Support Service for clients with complex needs £29,450 to be awarded per annum for 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £58,900 for the length of the contract (2 years) 
Women's Aid Leicestershire Empowerment Programme Delivery of an Empowerment Programme to survivors of domestic abuse, empowering them to take control of their lives and move forward independently £38,388 to be awarded per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £115,164 for the length of the contract (3 years) 
Women's Aid Leicestershire Administrative Support The employment of a Domestic Abuse Duty Worker to provide administration support for the Domestic Abuse Specialist Team £25,906 to be awarded per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £77,718 for the length of the contract (3 years)
Hope CIC Full Time Male Domestic Violence Advice Worker The employment of one full time male Domestic Violence Advice Worker (multilingual) £31,800 to be awarded per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £95,400 for the length of the contract (3 years)
Quetzal Sessional Counsellors Providing seassional payment to experienced counsellors, increasing the organisation's capacity to provide service to complex clients £7,625 to be awarded per annum for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, totalling £22,875 for the length of the contract (3 years)
Innovating Minds CIC Healing Together Programme Facilitators The training of 44 Healing Together Facilitators who will deliver trauma-informed support to children that have been impacted by domestic abuse £29,450 to be awarded for 2022/23, totalling £29,450 for the length of the contract (6 months)