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<p> </p><p> </p><p>The Coalition Government’s Ending Gang and Youth Violence programme
is the <br>first such programme to tackle the issue of gang-affected women and girls.
<br><br>Women and girls who come into contact with street gangs are at greater risk
of <br>violence, particularly sexual violence. The Home Office has provided £1.2 <br>million
funding for 13 Young People’s Advocates over three years (April 2012 – <br>March 2015).
The Advocates provide direct support to young women who have been <br>victims, or
are at risk of, sexual violence by gangs.<br><br>Action to protect girls from becoming
involved in gang-related crime is set out <br>in the ‘Ending Gang and Youth Violence:
One Year On’ (November 2012) and <br>‘Ending Gang and Youth Violence Annual Report
2013’ (December 2013) documents.<br><br>The reports are available on the GOV.UK website.<br><br>In
addition, I have undertaken targeted visits to identify good practice on the <br>ground.</p><p>
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