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<p>Rape and sexual violence are devastating crimes that can have life-long impacts
on victims and survivors. This Government is committed to ensuring that every victim
of rape and sexual assault will have access to quality support, appropriate to their
needs, when they need it. This includes a commitment to increase funding for victim
support services to £185 million by 2024/25 - more than quadruple the level in 2009/10.</p><p>
</p><p>Rape crisis and sexual abuse support centres are independent from the government.
Their details are registered with the Charity Commission and Companies House. This
government provides core funding across England and Wales via the Rape and Sexual
Abuse Support Fund to over 75 rape and sexual abuse support services which are run
by these independent organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support
Fund (England and Wales) has been extended for a further year until March 2023 to
ensure support services have the funding stability they need. This allows for recommissioning
for the next two years (2023/24 and 2024/25). The recommissioning process will take
into consideration a wide range of factors to inform future funding decisions.</p>
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