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 6-month duration will also allow consistency of support whilst
the newly commissioned co-located victims multi-crime service is
mobilised over late 2023 and into 2024.
To extend the funding of the GMP Victim
Services Transformation Lead role and 11 Victim Services
Coordinators posts, for a further 3 months from 30th September 2023
to 31st March 2024.
Total funding to be approved is for the Victim Services
Transformation Lead role and the 11 Victim Services Coordinators is
£291,000. The cost of extending the Victim Services
Coordinators and Lead role from 30th September 2023 to 31st March
2024 are as follows:
• Victim Services Coordinators x 11 = £260,000
• Victim Services Lead - £ 31,000
TOTAL: £291,00 (6 months)
The extension of the posts will be funded via the annual MOJ
Victims Budget allocation for 23/24.
Publication date: 25/10/2023
Date of decision: 29/09/2022