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<p>We introduced a new statutory duty on local authorities to ensure that all victims,
including children, have access to safe accommodation when they need it. The amount
of funding for each council for 2021/22 can be found using this <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Ffunding-allocation-methods-new-domestic-abuse-duty&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C445031b19ac646353f1908dad3c738de%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638055149841237387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KUpu7Sn3FeQC64paEVBdHbY7rW%2FjH1SXT5mKAMLWtHM%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">link</a> and the funding for each council for 2022/23 can be found
using this <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flocal-authority-domestic-abuse-duty-2022-to-2023-funding-allocations.&data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C445031b19ac646353f1908dad3c738de%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638055149841237387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=yFN302nh5sxO1p3RaK%2FYX5hza8IIF0XtcYOS4I2WCB8%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>In addition, we have run a number of joint workshops
with the Local Government Association and each council must work closely with their
Local Partnership Board, assess the needs of victims locally and commission the right
safe accommodation support services needed to meet the identified need.</p>
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