Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, GM Deputy Mayor, Treasurer GMCA
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The reasons for the decision are:
A GM Sexual Violence Harm Reduction Group has been established
which brings together support services to consider:
• Implications arising from the GM Sexual Violence problem
profile
• Collaboration opportunities
• Increasing access to and diversity of services
• Developing problem solving approaches
• Better understanding of the link between domestic abuse and
sexual violence
• Exploring issues of inclusion for identifying ‘hidden
harm’ in communities and across protected characteristics
such as males/females including the development of a community
champions programme
• Advising on communications and awareness raising initiatives
and programmes
• Ongoing impact of Covid
The Group have been consulted, and they have agreed that sharing
communications and engagement resources will allow them: to be more
resilient; develop proactive campaigns; increase awareness of
services; consider prevention strategies; independently organise
themselves and; engender sector joint working.
Having reviewed available options for the provision of the role, it
was felt that in the interests of achieving the most impact /
influence and delivering value for money, the role would be best
positioned as an outsourced post within SV providers themselves
rather than the GMCA recruiting in-house where there is segregation
from practitioners and impact may be limited.
It was also felt that Survivors Manchester are best positioned to
fulfil this role, as they already have a communications suite
including software which can then be utilised by other services
which will reduce duplication. They are also very well positioned
to identify and extend staffing resources that can be deployed
across the sector.
The funds are enabling, and the focus will be increasing access to
support services for victims and survivors and diversifying offers
of support.
Further funding will be subject to a bid to NHSE and/or CA Police
Property Act Fund requirements.
Funds are provided to be received by Survivors
Manchester on behalf of the GM Sexual Violence Harm Reduction Group
to provide resources across the support service sector for
coordination and engagement activity.
Commitment is for 3-year period – total envelope of
£67k over 3 financial years funded by MOJ Victims
Grant.
• 2022/23 £7k
• 2023/24 £30k
• 2024/25 £30k
Publication date: 05/09/2022
Date of decision: 10/08/2022