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<p>In April last year the Government published its Serious Violence Strategy which
sets out our response to violent crime including knife crime, gun crime and homicides.
It also sets out our action in relation to tackling gang related crime through our
Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation and our continued support for local areas through
this programme.</p><p>We are making progress in the delivery of our Strategy and have
already provided funding to support 29 projects through our Early Intervention Youth
Fund, supported the launch of the new National County Lines Coordination Centre in
September 2018 and delivered our #knifefree campaigns.</p><p>In March this year the
Chancellor also announced a further £100m of funding to support police efforts to
tackle serious violence. £65m has been allocated to support the police with £35m being
made available to support the creation of Violence Reductions Units.</p>
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