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<p>These measures are part of the Public Sector Productivity Review, which will deliver
up to £1.8 billion worth of benefits by 2029.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed £75
million to expand the Violence Reduction Unit model across England and Wales, supporting
a prevention-first approach to serious violence. Violence Reduction Units enable local
public services such as health boards, schools and police leaders to coordinate their
joint strategy to tackle serious violence among young people, preventing violent crime
and reducing burdens on healthcare, schools and criminal justice.</p><p> </p><p>As
part of the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, we committed £66.3 million to scale
up hotspot enforcement. From April 2024, hotspot response will be rolled out across
every police force area in England and Wales, which will see thousands of additional
high visibility patrols in the places most affected by Serious Violence and Anti-Social
Behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>An independent evaluation found that in 2022/23, VRUs and
hotspot policing prevented 3,220 hospital admissions from violent injury – a statistically
significant drop. Please find a link to the evaluation here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/violence-reduction-units-year-ending-march-2023-evaluation-report/violence-reduction-units-2022-to-2023#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20a%20further%202,data%20sharing%20and%20analysis"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/violence-reduction-units-year-ending-march-2023-evaluation-report/violence-reduction-units-2022-to-2023#:~:text=In%202022%2C%20a%20further%202,data%20sharing%20and%20analysis</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>On increasing the capacity of children’s homes, the Government announced £165
million of funding over the next 4 years to reduce the reliance of local authorities
on costly emergency provision.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the building of 15 new special
free schools through £105 million of investment over the next 4 years will deliver
over 2,000 additional special places for children with special education needs and
disabilities.</p>
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