Decision Maker: Director for Safer and Stronger Communities, GM Deputy Mayor, Group Monitoring Officer
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The recommissioning of the GM Victims’
Service commenced in 2022 and it was expected that a new gate-way
service would be in place by December 2022. However, this was
further delayed with a new service now due to be in place by July
2023.
Extending support services underpinning this to align with this and
whilst the review of the Tier 2 services takes place is crucial
whilst this commissioning exercise is underway. This will maintain
stability across the sector and continue to provide essential
support to victims in GM.
The Victim Services Strategic Review continues
to take place. The multi crime Victim Service is now out for tender
and a new service is expected to be in place by 1st July 2023. This
has delayed the review of services underpinning this and
commissioning decisions around where we allocate funding in
future.
An expression of Interest will be undertaken to appoint someone to
review the Tier 2 services, therefore to allow adequate time to
undertake the review and communicate this to services and partners
we are recommending that the services we currently fund are
extended for a further 12 months. An outline proposal for future
funding and procurement will be developed by autumn 2023.
It is recommended that the following services, currently grant
funded by GMCA, are extended for a further 12 months (1st April
2023 – 31st March 2024) to align with this process.
The services included in the 12-month extension are:
• Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH) -
£49,012
• Survivors Manchester - £81,952
• Trafford Rape Crisis - £22,500
• Greater Manchester Rape Crisis - £22,500
• Local Authority IDVA service provision - £420,000
across 10 local authorities (Manchester 60k, all other local
authorities £40k)
• LGBT IDVA (Manchester City Council for commissioning the
LGBT Foundation) - £29,593
• Guardian Project - £49,000
• Community Safety Trust (CST) - £28,116
• Greater Manchester Domestic Abuse Helpline Service
(Independent Choices) – £30,000
• LGBT Hate Crime Service (LGBT Foundation) -
£29,580
• City Hearts – Trafficking Support Service -
£20,000
Total funding of £703,660 via the MOJ Victims Budget for
2023/24.
Total funding to be approved - £703,660
Publication date: 03/07/2023
Date of decision: 26/05/2023