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<p>We are doing more than ever to ensure victims continue to receive the support they
need as we work hard to ensure swift justice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises
that support services play a vital role, and that Independent Domestic Violence Advisors
can be critical to helping victims of domestic abuse at all stages of the criminal
justice system. This includes when they are waiting for their trial to begin.</p><p>
</p><p>We are quadrupling funding for victim and witness support services by 2024/25,
up from £41m in 2009/10. The funding will allow us to increase the number of Independent
Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisers by 300 to over 1,000, a 43% increase over this
spending review period (2022/23 to 2024/25 inclusive).</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that
there is clarity on what victims can and should expect from the criminal justice system
response, on 8 November 2023 we reintroduced the Victims and Prisoners Bill, alongside
a wider package of measures designed to improve victims' experiences of the criminal
justice system.</p>
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