Decision details

The Gender-Based Violence Strategy was launched on 24th September 2021 following approval by the full GMCA. £1m funding was ringfenced towards delivery followings its approval – this was to assist with the delivery of the priorities within the strategy.

The strategy is to be delivered over a period of ten years. The strategy contains ten key strategic principles and 209 separate commitments for delivery and consists of the following key chapters:

? Tackling Gender-Based Violence in Greater Manchester.
? Changing the Story.
? Mobilising Greater Manchester.
? Supporting Victims and Survivors.
? Meeting the Needs of Children and Young People.
? Responding Effectively to Perpetrators.
? Improving Policing and Criminal Justice.
? Integrating Health and Social Care.

Further funding in addition to that will need to be drawn down to assist with the implementation of the strategy and the immediate priorities outlined in the delivery plan, as well as any additional areas of focus that are agreed within 2023/24. The current delivery plan priorities are:

• Establish a panel of lived experience;
• Initiate a sustained programme of public engagement;
• Initiate a long-term programme of education aimed at children and young people in schools, colleges and universities;
• Ensure consistent services in all Greater Manchester Communities – focusing on equality, diversity and inclusion; delivering a consistent approach to perpetrators; work with the CJ system to deliver a service that reflects the ethos of the GBV Strategy;
• Focus on whole housing approach to reduce the risk of homelessness; and
• Governance – Recognising the GBV Board’s role in focusing on strategic priorities.

In 2023/24 that a further £500k worth of funding from within the Deputy Mayor’s Investment Fund is ring-fenced and utilised towards delivery of Greater Manchester’s Gender-Based Violence Strategy.