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<p>Victims of sexual violence and abuse show immense bravery in coming forward, and
we want them to have the confidence to report incidents knowing they will get the
support they need and that everything will be done to bring offenders to justice.</p><p>
</p><p>That is why we have nearly doubled funding for victim support services since
2013, as well as increasing the funding available to specialist rape and sexual abuse
services by 10% - up to £24m over the next three years – to help provide advice, support
and counselling to victims of these appalling crimes.</p><p> </p><p>We are also taking
action through the Government’s Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, backed
by £100 million of funding, to support victims and prevent these crimes from happening
in the first place. As part of this work we will undertake a review of the criminal
justice system’s response to rape and sexual offences to ensure we support survivors
through every stage of this process.</p>
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