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<p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over the spending review period the £40 million ring-fenced
funding for specialist domestic and sexual violence services consists of £28 million
<br>allocated by the Home Office. This funding is provided directly to local areas
not other government departments and is used to support independent domestic violence
advisors, independent sexual violence advisers, and Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference
co-ordinators. £900,000 a year is used towards the running costs of national help
lines for victims of domestic violence and stalking.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of
Justice contribution of £12 million is used to fund 78 local rape support schemes.</p><p>
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