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<p> </p><p>Decisions on how best to fund services for victims of domestic violence
are <br>most effectively addressed at a local level based on the needs of local <br>communities.
This includes an assessment of the need for gender-specific <br>services. <br><br>The
Home Office has received representations from voluntary sector <br>organisations raising
concerns about local commissioning of generic and <br>gender-neutral services for
victims of domestic violence. The updated Violence <br>Against Women and Girls Action
Plan, published on 8 March 2014, accordingly <br>makes supporting effective local
approaches a priority area. The Plan sets out <br>clear commitments to:<br>• deliver
a programme of regional engagement to support all local commissioners;<br>• establish
a cross-Government task and finish group to drive good practice in <br>the commissioning
of local services; and,<br>• part-fund a series of dedicated commissioning masterclasses
to support the <br>women's sector to engage with the new commissioning landscape.<br><br>Progress
on supporting effective local approaches to commissioning of services <br>will be
monitored by the Inter-Ministerial Group on Violence Against Women and <br>Girls,
chaired by the Home Secretary.</p><p> </p>
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