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<p>The Government recognises that sexual violence affects women from all communities
across the UK. These are devastating crimes, and we are committed to ensuring that
every victim has access to the specialist support they need, and that everything is
done to bring offenders to justice. We want every report of rape to be treated seriously
from the point of disclosure, every victim to be treated with dignity and every investigation
and prosecution to be conducted thoroughly and professionally.</p><p> </p><p>Our cross-Government
violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy recognises that some sectors of society,
such as Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, can experience additional
barriers to accessing support.</p><p> </p><p>We have pledged increased funding of
£100 million through to 2020 to support our commitment to tackling VAWG, including
protecting funding to 85 Rape Support Centres and a new £17m VAWG Service Transformation
Fund.</p><p> </p><p>This increased funding and our support for local areas to improve
commissioning will help to ensure that the needs of BAME victims are met through specialist
support.</p>
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