West Yorkshire crime victims to receive £11.4 million in funding
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Thousands of crime victims in West Yorkshire, England will receive counselling and support services thanks to £11.4 million from the Government.
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority will distribute the funding over two years to provide therapeutic, emotional, and practical help to people affected by all types of crime, with a focus on domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Lord Chancellor Alex Norris visited the West Yorkshire Rape Crisis Partnership in Leeds to meet staff and survivors and learn how the funding will help. The Rape Crisis Partnership offers trauma-informed counselling to women and girls who have experienced sexual violence, as well as advocacy from Independent Sexual Violence Advocates who support victims considering reporting crimes to the police.
Heather Collington, CEO of Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre, stated her organisation welcomes the investment and relies on government support to provide life-saving services. Baroness Alison Lowe, West Yorkshire’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, emphasized the importance of specialist services for victims at difficult times. This funding is part of a larger £550 million government investment over three years to support victims and witnesses throughout England and Wales.
