Decision details

PCC DN - GM Victim Service Website –Website hosting of https://www.gmvictims.org.uk from 1st April 2023 to 30th September 2023

Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The GM Victims Services website offers a hub of fundamental information, contact details, signposting and guidance on referral pathways to victims of crime in Greater Manchester. The website is linked/referred to by partner organisations and links into victims services such as those provided by Victim Support and St Mary’s SARC.

The OPCC has lead a commissioning exercise for a Multi Crime Gateway Service for Victims which will include a digital platform and website review. This process will conclude by the second quarter of 2023 with hosting of the current platform required in order that the victims services website can continue to function correctly and be supported until September 2023.

Decision:

The GM victims service website hosting fees are renewed from 1st April 2023 until September 30th 2023 by Silverchip, the company commissioned as the provider.

The cost of hosting the site minus VAT is £1,100

Publication date: 12/05/2023

Date of decision: 21/04/2023