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<p>The Serious Violence Taskforce, chaired by the Home Secretary, brings together
partners from within government and across sectors to drive forward implementation
of the Serious Violence Strategy. These partners include representatives from the
Department for Education and representatives from the Health sectors who have been
present at each of the Taskforce meetings. The Minister of State for Mental Health,
Inequalities and Suicide Prevention attended the last meeting of the Serious Violence
Taskforce and is now a permanent member.</p><p><br>Due to the nature of the discussions
of the Serious Violence Taskforce, the minutes and actions of the meeting are not
available publicly so to ensure an open discussion. The Taskforce is a valuable forum
and it has led to the Home Secretary’s recent announcements on a new £200m Youth Endowment
Fund, a consultation on the proposed new legal duty to support the public health approach
to tackling violence, an independent review of drug misuse, and informed the recent
announcement of £100m to support a police surge and investment in Violence Reduction
Units.</p>
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