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date	10/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Independent Sexual Violence Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Independent Sexual Violence Advisers have been recruited by his Department since 19 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	184367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The MoJ provides ringfenced funding to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), and we are committed to increasing the number of Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) by 300, to over 1,000, by 2024/25 – a 43% increase on the number of ISVAs and IDVAs over this spending review period (2022/23 to 2024/25 inclusive).</p><p>The MoJ is currently providing funding for 900 ISVA and IDVA posts. PCCs also use their ‘core’ funding and ringfenced Domestic Abuse/Sexual Violence funding to recruit and retain additional posts.</p><p>PCCs report bi-annually to the MoJ in line with commissioning arrangements. The latest information we hold covers the period 1 April to 30 September 2022 and therefore does not cover the period requested. End of year data is currently being collated.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/05/2023 11:15:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1546812

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Independent Sexual Violence Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent independent (a) domestic and (b) sexual violence advisers have been funded by his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	99958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has committed to ringfenced funding to increase the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisors (ISVAs/IDVAs) by 300 to over 1000 by 2024/25 - a 43% increase on the number of ISVAs and IDVAs over the next three years. This builds on the funding provided in 20/21 and 21/22 to recruit c700 ISVA and IDVA posts. We are distributing this ringfenced funding to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to recruit ISVAs and IDVAs in their local areas. Recruitment for the additional 300 posts commenced in May 2022, and we are currently working closely with PCCs to track progress of this recruitment. In addition to this funding, PCCs also have discretion to use core victim support grant funding for additional ISVAs and IDVAs, based on their assessment of local need.</p><p>The MoJ has information on ISVAs and IDVAs funded from 20/21, which is when the specific ringfenced funding was introduced.</p><p>In addition, the Department has committed to supporting ISVAs and IDVAs through measures published in the draft Victims Bill. The Bill will introduce a definition of IDVA and ISVA roles, a power for the Secretary of State to issue statutory guidance on these roles, and a duty on agencies and those who work with victims to have due regard to the guidance.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/12/2022 15:35:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1452762

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Independent Sexual Violence Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trained Independent Sexual Violence Advisers were working with police forces in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	143612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs), and Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs), are commissioned by Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), through grant funding provided by Government for local practical, emotional and therapeutic support services for victims of all crime types, including sexual violence and domestic abuse. It is for PCCs to assess local demand and allocate this funding accordingly. The Ministry of Justice does not hold the specific information requested.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring victims of sexual violence and domestic abuse receive the support they need to cope and recover from the impact of crime. In 2021/22, the Ministry of Justice provided £150.5m for victim and witness support services, which is an increase of £16m from 2020/21 and compares to a total budget of £48.5m in 2010-2011. As part of this, we committed £276,926 to ISVA and IDVA training to enable training providers to increase their capacity to meet demand. We also committed £51m to specifically increase support for rape and domestic abuse victims, including a national investment of £27m over two years to fund up to 700 ISVAs and IDVAs, an increase of 44% on existing provision. This funding has mainly been distributed through Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and the Rape Support Fund, including PCCs and organisations in Wales.</p><p>In addition, we have committed to increasing annual funding for Ministry of Justice victim support services to over £185 million per annum by 2024-25, an uplift of 85% from 2019-20. This includes funding to increase the number of ISVAs and IDVAs to over 1,000. We have also recently consulted on a Victim’s Bill, to make tangible improvements for all victims. This includes reviewing what more can be done to strengthen victim advocate roles such as ISVAs and IDVAs, reviewing join-up across agencies, standards, guidance and frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/03/2022 15:48:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler