Decision details

The reasons for the decision are:

The additional IDVA / ISVA capacity will enable more support to be provided to CYP across Greater Manchester and will also expand our specialist by-and-for provision. The continuation of posts secured in previous financial years means we can maintain service provision within our RASSO services, specifically additional CYP posts. GM support for the medium risk offer within local authorities will also be maintained.

This will continue to assist our victims’ services partners in supporting some of the most vulnerable victims in Greater Manchester, create additional capacity within services and help them cope with additional demand.

Importantly the confirmation of 3-years of funding from the MoJ will enable us to pass on this commitment to our partner organisations that funding will be in place until 31st March 2025. This will help to enable better staff recruitment and retention, continuity of service for victims and stability within the sector.

The decision is that:

In March 2022, the Ministry of Justice confirmed that nationally £147m of funding will be committed to over a multi-year period, until the end of 2024/25 for victim services. The multi-year commitment applies to the funding the MoJ provide PCCs to commission local victim support services – namely, £69.1m ‘core’ funding; £27m ringfenced funding for 700 ISVA/IDVA posts; £15.7m ringfenced funding for domestic abuse and sexual violence support services and a further £3.75m for the recruitment of 300 additional IDVA/ISVA posts by 2024/25.

For the funding secured in 2022/23 GM submitted an updated needs assessment to the MoJ. GM were required to submit all ISVA/IDVA bids to the MoJ for the final decision. Out of a total of 48 bids received GM have been allocated funding for 9 FTE IDVA/ISVA posts for the spending review period (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25). The MoJ made the final decision on the posts we received funding for. Organisations expressions of interest were submitted to the MoJ as part of the needs assessment process.

As part of the multi-year commitment the MoJ extended the ISVA/ IDVA funding secured in financial years 2020/21 and 2021/21 has been confirmed for the spending review period. Previously GM submitted bids / expressions of interest into the MoJ for this funding and the funding secured will now be extended until 31st March 2025. To secure this funding we produced a needs assessment and identified organisations posts should sit within working with the VCSE sector and local authorities and using available data to make these decisions.

The funding will be allocated as outlined below.

Additional IDVA / ISVA posts (secured 2022)

Organisation 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Fund / position

Victim Support - Rochdale £38,166 £45,799 £45,799 CYP IDVA
Oldham Council £24,900 £49,800 £49,800 CHIDVA
SafeNet £26,108 £34,811 £34,811 CYP IDVA
Trafford Domestic Abuse Service (TDAS) £22,824 £30,432 £30,432 0.6 CYP IDVA
Endeavour £26,663 £35,551 £35,551 CYP IDVA
Salford Foundation (Safe in Salford Partnership) £21,979 £29,303 £29,303 0.6 YP IDVA
Stockport without Abuse £20,417 £35,000 £35,000 1 Stalking and Harassment IDVA
LGBT Foundation £49,253 £79,880 £79,880 1 LGBT ISVA
0.8 LGBT IDVA
Migdal Emunah £19,562 £29,342 £29,342 1 CYP ISVA

Total £249,872 £369,918 £369,918
9FTE

Continuation of funding IDVA/ISVA posts (secured 2020/21 and 2021/22)

Organisation 2023/24 2024/25 Fund / position
Bolton Council £41,099 £41,099 1 medium risk IDVA
Bury Council £41,099 £41,099 1 medium risk IDVA
Manchester Council £82,198 £82,198 1 medium risk IDVA & 1 high risk IDVA
Oldham Council £41,099 £41,099 1 medium risk IDVA
Rochdale Council £41,099 £41,099 1 medium risk IDVA
Salford Council £41,099 £41,099 1 medium risk IDVA
Stockport Council £41,099 £41,099 1 medium risk IDVA
Tameside Council £41,099 £41,099 1 medium risk IDVA
Trafford Council £41,099 £41,099 1 medium risk IDVA
Wigan Council £41,099 £41,099 1 medium risk IDVA
Manchester Women’s Aid £41,099 £41,099 1 ISVA
St Mary’s SARC £82,198 £82,198 2 CYP ISVAS
Migdal Emunah £40,000 £40,000 PT CYP & PT ISVA
GM Rape Crisis £40,000 £40,000 1 ISVA
Survivors Manchester £40,000 £40,000 1 ISVA
SARC £225,000 £225,000 6.6FTE ISVAS
TOTAL £920,386 £920,386 18.6FTE

All funding will be subject to a grant agreement with the relevant organisation.