Tag: Comprehensive Spending Review
Letter to the Deputy Prime Minister – Spending Review: urgent concerns regarding victim support services
Baroness Newlove has written to the Lord Chancellor, highlighting the funding crisis currently facing the victim services sector. Deepening since the Spending Review, the Victims' Commissioner now fears support for victims is slipping behind other priorities - directly impacting victims' safety.
Yet another grim milestone as Crown Court backlog reaches unprecedented levels
“Victims should not bear the burden alone” – Commissioner sounds alarm as key services face closure amid funding cuts despite record Crown Court backlog.
PM warned he will miss target to halve violence against women without urgent investment
The Prime Minister has been warned he is on course to miss his own target of halving violence against women and girls, as vital support services are being “pushed to the brink” by funding cuts and soaring costs.
Victim attrition falls, but progress is “fragile” amid uncertainty over support services funding
The Commissioner attributes the fall in victim attrition to the ongoing efforts of frontline support services – but warns future progress is at risk amid funding pressures.