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<p>The Ministry of Justice provides funding to specialist sexual violence services
to support victims to cope and, where possible, recover from the impact of crime.
On 18 September, we announced an additional £5m to support victims of sexual violence,
which commits £32m over three years.</p><p>In addition, local Commissioners (be they
Police and Crime Commissioners, Local Authorities or health commissioners) will also
seek to provide specialist support to victims in their area. To support this, in December
2016 we published the National Statement of Expectations, which sets out a blueprint
for local service provision, including how Commissioners can best respond to the needs
of minority or marginalised groups.</p><p>In 2016/17 MHCLG also provided £300k to
Imkaan to build capacity and strengthen specialist BAME organisations, including through
training, quality standard accreditation and access to the tools they need to measure
their impact.</p><p>On 18<sup>th</sup> September we appointed Nicole Jacobs as the
first Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner, who will raise awareness of domestic
abuse, stand up for victims, and drive up consistency in the response to domestic
abuse. The Commissioner is required to appoint a specific thematic lead within her
office to consider and address the needs of BAME victims.</p><p>We are also exploring
ways to improve support for BAME victims as part of our work to tackle racial disparity
in the Criminal Justice System.</p>
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