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<p>The previous Government provided £40 million of dedicated funding for domestic
and sexual violence services between 2011 and 2015 equating to £10 million per year.
This funding was extended until April 2016, supplemented by an additional £10 million
for refuges and a £3.5 million fund to boost the provision of domestic violence services
including refuges.</p><p>In 2016 we published our Ending Violence Against Women and
Girls (VAWG) Strategy in which the Government committed to provide £80 million to
support victims of VAWG over the spending period, supplemented by an additional £20
million for domestic abuse services announced in the 2017 Budget.</p><p>This increased
dedicated funding of £100 million to support VAWG victims has been supplemented by
additional funds from other Government departments including £15 million from the
Police Transformation Fund, £9 million from the Tampon Tax Fund, £16.9 millions from
the Children’s Social Care Innovation Fund, £27m from NHS England to fund 47 Sexual
Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) in England, jointly with the police and local authorities,
and £63m annually from MoJ to PCCs for Victims Services.</p><p>Between 2015-2018 the
Government has provided £7 million per year for funding for non-statutory organisations
supporting victims and survivors of sexual abuse, including child sexual abuse.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Government funding that has been made available to people who have
experienced modern slavery in the last 5 years can be found in the annual report available
at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652366/2017_uk_annual_report_on_modern_slavery.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652366/2017_uk_annual_report_on_modern_slavery.pdf</a></p>
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