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 Victim Service Coordinators and Lead role
were introduced in Sept 2017, as a pivotal element of the victims
of crime assessment and referral Model. They are employed by GMP
and fully funded by GMCA. The team are led by the GMP Victim
Services Strategic Lead and are responsible for the leadership and
oversight of the victim services work at a divisional level, to
improve partnership working and align services more effectively to
improve pathways for victims.
Following the ongoing review of victim services across Greater
Manchester which commenced in 2019/2020, a number of key successes
and key challenges / opportunities for the Victims Service
Coordinators were identified. This is currently being used to scope
options for a redesign of the service, which can be worked into a
practical delivery model. Whilst this work is undertaken, an
extension of the current service is required to continue key
support.
The continuation of the Victim Services Coordinators service over
this 4 month duration will also allow consistency of support whilst
the newly commissioned co-located victims multi-crime service beds
in from early 2023.
To extend the funding of the GMP Victim
Services Transformation Lead role and 11 Victim Services
Coordinators posts, for a further 4 months (1st December 2022 to
31st March 2022).
Total funding to be approved is for the Victim Services
Transformation Lead role and the 11 Victim Services Coordinators is
£194,000.
The extension of the posts will be funded via the annual MOJ
Victims Budget allocation for 22/23.
Publication date: 24/11/2022
Date of decision: 03/11/2022