GMCA have been successful in obtaining Home
Office grant funding, to support the continuation of
perpetrator-focused domestic abuse
interventions, with the aim of reducing re-offending and protecting
victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
Funding will be provided to PCCs as the lead partner, but the
expectation is that PCCs will deliver interventions in
collaboration with partner organisations. In GM it is agreed that
this will be the 10 local authorities, Greater Manchester Police
and The Hampton Trust.
The Deputy Mayor, in partnership with the Home Office has agreed
that funding be split into two parts as outlined below: -
Part 1: Funding to deliver adult focussed domestic abuse
interventions. The Home Office have agreed that the 10 GM Local
Authorities would be the partner organisation to deliver adult
focused domestic abuse perpetrator interventions.
The Deputy Mayor agrees to award each GM Local Authority the
fundingoutlined below in 2024/2025 to commission their own
interventions.
Manchester £145,000
Bolton £95,000
Stockport £95,000
Wigan £95,000
Bury £95,000
Salford £95,000
Rochdale £95,000
Trafford £95,000
Oldham £95,000
Part 2: Project CARA
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 they will continue to support the role out
of CARA through GMP, ensuring that the service is to a correct
standard and that the delivery of the programme is continually
monitored. The Hampton Trust also holds the licence to deliver
CARA.
GMP have commissioned a specialist organisation to deliver CARA and
will be provided funding through the Home Office Grant.
The Deputy Mayor agrees to award GMP £238,750 and the Hampton
Trust £44,800; The funding will be used from the Home Office
Fund.