GMCA have been successful Home Office grant
funding, to support the continuation of perpetrator-focused
domestic abuse interventions.
The Home Office published an invitation to PCCs in to apply for
funding to improve outcomes for perpetrators of domestic abuse with
the aim of reducing reoffending and protecting victims and
survivors of domestic abuse of perpetrator-focused domestic abuse
programmes.
Funding will be provided to PCCs as the lead partner, but the
expectation is that PCCs will deliver the intervention in
collaboration with a partner organisation.
Part 1 of the funding; the Home Office have agreed that Local
Authorities within GM would be the partner organisation to deliver
Adult focused domestic abuse perpetrator interventions.
The Deputy Mayor agrees to award each Greater Manchester
LA the below funding to support the development and rollout of a DA
perpetrator Interventions; The funding will be used from the Home
Office Fund.
2023/24
DA Perp intervention City Manchester £60,290
DA Perp Intervention Bolton £33,645
DA Perpetrator Intervention Stockport £33,645
DA Perpetrator Intervention Wigan £33,645
DA Perpetrator Intervention Bury £33,645
DA Perpetrator Intervention Salford £33,645
DA Perpetrator Intervention Rochdale £33,645
DA Perpetrator Intervention Trafford £33,645
DA Perpetrator Intervention Oldham £33,645
2023/24 Total funding amount to be devolved to CSPs:
£329,450
The funding will be granted on the condition that the individual
CSP plans are aligned to the wider strategic priorities of their
organisation and partners.
Part 2 of the funding is to roll out Project Cara across GM,
Project CARA is an early ‘awareness raising
diversionary’ intervention targeting domestic abuse offenders
who have received a Diversionary Caution. Offenders attend two
workshops which are designed to help them understand what domestic
abuse is, the impact it has, and its consequences. It also
signposts offenders to other specialist services.
This will be done in partnership with the Hampton Trust and
GMP.
The Hampton Trust will have a grant agreement with GMCA, as the
specialist organisation that can support the role out of CARA
through GMP, ensuring that mobilisation of the service is to a
correct standard and that the delivery of the programme will also
be continually monitored. The Hampton Trust also holds the licence
to deliver CARA.
GMP will commission a specialist organisation to deliver CARA and
will be provided funding through the Home Office Grant.
The Deputy Mayor agrees to award GMP £90,000 and the Hampton
Trust £44,800 to support the development and rollout of
project CARA; The funding will be used from the Home Office
Fund.