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<p>The Victims Funding Strategy sets out a framework to improve the alignment and
coordination of the Government’s commissioning of victim support services to enable
all victims to receive the support they need. The strategy introduced national commissioning
standards, which will encourage an expected level of service for victims. It also
introduced core metrics and outcomes to be collected on all government funding, to
ensure we are building a comprehensive evidence base that will allow us to generate
a much clearer picture of the needs and experiences of victims using support.</p><p>
</p><p>The strategy will be overseen by a cross-government board, which will bring
together government departments and key stakeholders in this space to monitor implementation.
As part of the strategy, we also committed to reviewing and refreshing existing UK
government commissioning guidance for commissioners of local support services. Part
of this will include looking specifically at the commissioning of services for children
and young people as victims of crime.</p><p> </p><p>The Victims and Prisoners Bill
aims to improve the support offered to children and young people. Child victims are
covered by the definition of a victim in the Bill, as they are in the current Victims
Code.</p><p> </p><p>To drive forward better strategic multiagency collaboration on
commissioning for victim support services, the Bill will place a duty on Police and
Crime Commissioners, local authorities, and Intergrated Care Boards to collaborate
on support services for child and adult victims of sexual abuse, domestic abuse, and
other serious violent crime.</p>
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