Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Friday, 29 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 November 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 15 November 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what types of support and therapy are available to victims in sex abuse cases as their case advances through the criminal justice system. - Inc figure.

Answer: Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what types of support and therapy are available to victims in sex abuse cases as their case advances through the criminal justice system. [195484] Paul Goggins: Victim Support is the main organisation in England and Wales that provides support to victims and witnesses of crime, including victims of sexual offending. This year Victim Support have been offered £30 million grant-in-aid funding from the Home Office to enable them to provide this support. All Victim Support volunteers complete a core training programme. Additional training is provided for those volunteers working with victims of sexual offending. A number of specialist organisations exist to offer support and other services to victims of sexual offending. The Home Office has allocated an additional £4 million funding over two years to develop services for victims of sexual crime. Part of this funding will be used to support the development of local services, provided in many cases by the voluntary and community sector.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 195484; 426 c1145W;426 c1149W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Criminal proceedings Finance Sexual offences Victims Victim support schemes
Contains statistics: Yes
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