Services We Fund

2023/24 Police and Crime Grants

The OPCC provided Police and Crime Grants worth £739,641 to local CSPs for 2023/24:

Bath and North East Somerset – £68,025 Police and Crime Grant

• contribution towards IDVA provision
• contribution towards Project 28 (young people’s drug and alcohol services),
• contribution towards Compass Crime Prevention (part of BANES Youth Offending Service),
• demand led contribution to Domestic Homicide Reviews.

Bristol – £267,019 Police and Crime Grant

• Youth Offending Team
• Domestic Homicide Reviews
• MARACs
• Bristol Modern Slavery Partnership – disruption & coordination
• Purchase of Bleed Kits
• Partnership Problem Solving Project worker (pilot) 9 months
• Sanctuary scheme project for victims of domestic abuse- hardware/locks etc
• Data Analyst

PLEASE NOTE that £10,000 was carried forward from the 2022/23 grant to contribute to the above.

North Somerset – £89,029 Police and Crime Grant

• Contribution to domestic abuse services including IDVAs.
• Youth Inclusion Project (interventions for young people that have committed crime or ASB).
• Young People’s Substance Advice Service interventions provided by the North Somerset Youth Offending Service.
• tackling crime types and locations of particular concern with the Community Safety Patrol Team.

Somerset – £220,784 Police and Crime Grant

• Communications Officer
• Offender Accommodation
• Jump Start sports programme
• IOM and Partnership Support Officer
• Community Safety Partnership Training Coordinator
• Community Safety Partnership Data Analyst
• Sexual Violence Counselling Services
• Team Equine Assisted Learning Project

South Gloucestershire – £94,784 Police and Crime Grant

• Full needs assessment for VAWG
• Communications and Engagement programme to raise awareness of VAWG
• Development of educational materials for DVA, VAWG and Hate crime
• Contribution to DHRs
• Programme of activity to raise awareness of Hate Crime
• Hate crime victim satisfaction review
• SARI Hate crime case work
• YOT

Carried forward funds from 22/23:

• towards Domestic Homicide Reviews
• VAWG, Sexual Violence and Hate Crime work informed by the needs assessments undertaken in these areas

Drive Project – South Gloucestershire

• Responding to Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse (Cranstoun): Contract runs from February 2021 to July 2023. Contract total value: £640,851.25 with the PCC contribution being £204,986 (32%) and the remaining contributions coming from South Glos Council (28%) and SafeLives (40%)
• IDVA Uplift (Next Link): Grant agreement runs from February 2021 to July 2023. Grant agreement total value: £100,000 with the PCC contributing £32,000 (32%) and the remaining amounts coming from South Glos Council (28%) and SafeLives (40%)

Court Up

• Women’s Support Team Provision (Missing Link): Contract runs from May 2021 to April 2023. Contract total value: £113,029 which is PCC funded
• Employee to support the Court Up service at Bristol Magistrates Court (Probation Service): Grant agreement total value: £70,218 which is PCC funded

For more detail on Reducing Reoffending please visit the Reducing Reoffending page.

Drive Project – South Gloucestershire, Bristol and North Somerset

• Responding to Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse (Cranstoun), SafeLives and IDVA Uplift (Next Link): 1^st April 2023 – 31^st March 2025 Home Office grant agreement. Total Home Office funding available £1,230,500 + £246,000 partner funding available.

Local Integration of Women’s Services

• Nelsons Trust – Grant agreement runs from 24^th February 2023 – 31^st March 2025. MoJ funded – total funding available £297,045.

Violence Reduction Partnerships (VRPs)

For more detail on the VRPs please visit the VRU page of the website Avon and Somerset Violence Reduction Unit | OPCC for Avon and Somerset (avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk)

• Bath and North East Somerset: £150,971.30 + £22,922 Serious Violence Duty Funding. This is Home Office funding
• Bristol: Grant agreement value: £428,415.30 + £36,321 Serious Violence Duty Funding. This is Home Office funding
• North Somerset: £174,646.30 + £24,065 Serious Violence Duty Funding. This is Home Office funding
• Somerset: £404,050.30 + £35,144 Serious Violence Duty Funding. This is Home Office funding
• South Gloucestershire: Grant agreement value: £194,258.30 + £25,012 Serious Violence Duty Funding. This is Home Office funding
• Centrally retained/unallocated (pending VRP Review) budget: £176,325.50 + £13,717.26 Serious Violence Duty funding. Centrally retained for staffing, recruitment and training, data sharing costs and local evaluation.

• Lighthouse Integrated Victim and Witness Care (Avon and Somerset Police): A practical and emotional support service for witnesses including guidance through the criminal justice system offered by specially trained staff. £906,000 per annum contribution from OPCC with the rest of the funding being provided by the Constabulary.

Victim Services Commissioning Contracts 2019/20 – 2023/24 +1 +1 year

• Victim Support: A practical and emotional support service for adult victims of any crime or ASB. Victim Support charity | OPCC for Avon and Somerset (avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk)

Contract value: £327,670 p.a

• VOCAS (Swan Advocacy): An enhanced adult support service for victims of any crime or ASB/Victims of Crime Advocacy Service (VOCAS). SWAN | OPCC for Avon and Somerset (avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk)

Contract value: £254,932 p.a

• Young Victims’ Service (North Somerset YOS): A children and young adult’s support service for victims of any crime or ASB up to the age of 18 (or 25 where there are additional needs). Young Victims’ Service | OPCC for Avon and Somerset (avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk)

Contract value: £165,000 p.a

• ISVA Service (Safe Link): An Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) service. Safe Link | OPCC for Avon and Somerset (avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk)

Contract value: £411,011 p.a. This includes £121,667 funding from NHSE.

• Restorative Justice (RJ) Service (Resolve West: A Restorative Justice (RJ) service for victims of any crime or ASB. Resolve West | OPCC for Avon and Somerset (avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk)

Contract value: £179,000 p.a

Other Victim Services Funding

• The Bridge, United Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust: Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC). The Bridge | OPCC for Avon and Somerset (avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk)

Contract value: Commissioned by NHS England, OPCC co-commissioner contribution £247,000 p.a.

• Modern Slavery Support Service (Unseen UK): Unseen UK. Unseen UK | OPCC for Avon and Somerset (avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk)

Grant agreement value: £39,963.75

• SAAS Therapies Service (NHSE is the lead commissioner): PCC contribution £132,248
• Exploitation Services (led by Local Authorities – OPCC annual contributions listed below):
  • Bath and North East Somerset Council £29,327
  • Bristol City Council £76,249
  • North Somerset Council £30,000
  • Somerset Council £73,317
  • South Gloucestershire Council £29,327

Prevention and Intervention Fund

• Victims Prevention Fund (Somerset Community Foundation): Preventing Victims Fund | OPCC for Avon and Somerset (avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk)

Annual PCC grant funding £45,000

2023/2024 DA/SV Uplift Funding

In 2023/24 a number of victim services received additional funding from the Ministry of Justice to further support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence:

• 1625ip: Annual Grant Agreement Value £19,000
• Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse (AAFDA): Annual Grant Agreement Value £15,750
• Kinergy: Annual Grant Agreement Value £36,000
• Man Kind: Annual Grant Agreement Value £8,000
• Nelson Trust: Annual Grant Agreement Value £19,000
• NextLink/SafeLink: Annual Grant Agreement Value £51,622.40
• Young Victims’ Service (North Somerset YOS): Annual Value £45,000
• Opoka: Annual Grant Agreement Value £18,500
• Voluntary Action North Somerset (VANS) – Reclaim: Annual Grant Agreement Value £38,000
• Southmead Project: Annual Grant Agreement Value £28,931.30
• Southside Family Project: Annual Grant Agreement Value £21,645
• The Green House/ Somerset Phoenix Project: Annual Grant Agreement Value £64,150.40
• Trauma Breakthrough: Annual Grant Agreement Value £20,000
• Victim Support: Annual Value £19,624.50
• VOICES: Annual Grant Agreement Value £20,000
• Woman Kind: Annual Grant Agreement Value £22,955
• SARSAS: Annual Grant Agreement Value £42,500

2023/2024 Core Uplift Funding

In 2023/24 a number of victim services received additional funding from the Ministry of Justice to further support victims:

• Young Victims’ Service (North Somerset YOS): Annual Value £42,866.84
• VOCAS (Swan Advocacy): Annual Value £26,100

In 2023/24 Ministry of Justice Male Rape Support Fund:

• Trauma Breakthrough: Grant Agreement (1^st Apr-31^st Jul 23) Value £6,965.67

In 2023/24 Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Uplift from the Ministry of Justice:

• Bristol – £236,267 for 6.7 IDVAs at Next Link and Victim Support + Additional IDVA Uplift £41,781
• BANES  – £107,105.68 for three IDVAs at Southside and Julian House
• South Gloucestershire  – £171,133 for five IDVAs at Next Link + Additional IDVA Uplift £41,781
• North Somerset – £171,133 for five IDVAs at Next Link + Additional IDVA Uplift £41,781
• Somerset – £110,247 for three IDVAs at You Trust
• Avon and Somerset – £356,343 for eight ISVAs + additional uplift of £139,635 at Safe Link

Advice and Support at Custody and Court (ASCC) Service (AWP – NHS England is the lead commissioner): The service works with offenders who have mental health problems, learning disabilities or substance misuse issues. From the point of arrest, custody, to court and in the community. Advice and Support at Custody and Court Service, which provides assessment and referral for vulnerable individuals throughout the criminal justice system from police custody, voluntary attendees and courts. The service works with individuals who are vulnerable due to their mental health, learning disability or substance misuse issues and provides referrals onto relevant support agencies as well as providing expert input into court reports. The service operates across Avon and Somerset and includes delivery of the Drug Education Programme across the area. Contract value: The PCC contributes £553,421 p.a.

The Appropriate Adults Service (TAAS): Contract 1^st April 2023 – 31^st March 2023. PCC and partner funded. Total for 23/24 £114,098.40.

The service supports and safeguards the welfare and rights of vulnerable adults that are detained or being interviewed by the police.

Commissioner’s Community Prevention Fund (Somerset Community Foundation): Preventing Victims Fund | OPCC for Avon and Somerset (avonandsomerset-pcc.gov.uk) Annual grant of PCC funding £200,000.

Mental Health Triage (AWP – BNSSG CCG is the lead commissioner): The service employs mental health professionals to work with the police control room. These professionals have access to the relevant health systems and offer advice and support to police officers and other emergency service staff. The OPCC and the Local Health Commissioning groups in Avon and Somerset and Avon Fire and Rescue Service jointly fund the service. The PCC contributes: £122,604 per year with the remaining funding contributions coming from BNSSG, BSW ICB, Somerset ICB and Avon Fire and Rescue Service.

Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) (NHSE): Contribution from the PCC £10,000.