Baroness Williams of Trafford corrected a written answer on Domestic Abuse: Coronavirus

10 November 2020 · Lords written answer · Home Office

Lord Walney (Non-affiliated, Life peer) asked written question HL9692 on 27 October 2020. Baroness Williams of Trafford answered on 10 November 2020 for the Home Office, and Baroness Williams of Trafford corrected the answer on 10 November 2020. The corrected text adds the figures 1,001,315, 1,067,868, 1,166,225, 1,199,098, 1,297,433, 1,465,536, which the original did not give. Altogether 572 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £27million of COVID-19 related funding allocated to domestic abuse services has so far been paid out; and how much they have allocated for use by such services in each (1) region, and (2) local authority.

Original and corrected answer

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~~Asylum Operations regularly engage with civil society groups via stakeholder forums~~ and ~~often consult with civil society groups on asylum processes.~~ ~~Asylum Operations first communicated with civil society groups~~ on the ~~proof~~ of ~~concept~~ for ~~asylum interviews on 22 September 2020. We further engaged on~~ the ~~6 October 2020 and continue~~ to ~~gather feedback to support the development~~ of the ~~proof of concept. We are in the process of responding in writing~~ to further questions already submitted from civil society groups. The proof of concept will help establish if there is a longer-term viability. Once the proof of concept phase is complete, we will evaluate as part of ongoing engagement with civil society groups to support further development \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|	Of the £27 million of funds which were earmarked for domestic abuse services affected by COVID-19, government departments have as of 28 October 2020 paid out £25,129,341. Within the £27 million, of the £15 million earmarked for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to distribute to local domestic abuse services through Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), the breakdown by UK region of the funds is as follows: UK region \| Sum distributed to PCCs in the region in question to distribute to domestic abuse services in their area/£ East \| 1,465,536 East Midlands \| 1,297,433 London \| 2,217,191 North-East \| 1,001,315 North-West \| 1,779,688 South-East \| 2,275,251 South-West \| 1,199,098 Wales \| 940,479 West Midlands \| 1,166,225 Yorkshire and the Humber \| 1,067,868 The above funds were distributed to the following PCCs: PCC \| Sum allocated/£ Avon and Somerset \| 365,583 Bedfordshire \| 214,654 Cambridgeshire \| 209,068 Cheshire \| 222,793 Cleveland \| 354,331 Cumbria \| 152,784 Derbyshire \| 365,080 Devon and Cornwall \| 320,775 Dorset \| 170,710 Durham \| 303,238 Dyfed-Powys \| 96,416 Essex \| 462,273 Gloucestershire \| 113,933 Greater Manchester \| 645,461 Gwent \| 152,199 Hampshire \| 433,854 Hertfordshire \| 226,923 Humberside \| 116,022 Kent \| 484,381 Lancashire \| 380,264 Leicestershire \| 352,997 Lincolnshire \| 74,881 Merseyside \| 378,386 MOPAC (London) \| 2,217,191 Norfolk \| 191,926 North Wales \| 178,500 North Yorkshire \| 203,407 Northamptonshire \| 188,331 Northumbria \| 343,746 Nottinghamshire \| 316,144 South Wales \| 513,364 South Yorkshire \| 405,664 Staffordshire \| 284,632 Suffolk \| 160,692 Surrey \| 277,865 Sussex \| 474,728 Thames Valley \| 604,423 Warwickshire \| 153,308 West Mercia \| 235,586 West Midlands \| 492,699 West Yorkshire \| 342,775 Wiltshire \| 228,098 Of the £2 million earmarked for the Home Office to distribute to national and regional domestic abuse services, most of the recipients cover more than one UK region and so it is not possible to delineate the funding by region. The exceptions are one organisation which covers only the South-East, which was allocated £5,000, and three organisations which cover only Wales, which collectively were allocated £192,206. Of the £10 million earmarked for the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government to distribute to safe accommodation services in England, information is not available on the UK regions to which funds were distributed. This is because the exact locations of refuge and safe accommodation services are not revealed for safety reasons, and so may not match the charity’s registered address. It is not possible to break any of the three departments’ allocations down to local authority level.

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~~Asylum Operations regularly engage with civil society groups via stakeholder forums~~ and ~~often consult with civil society groups on asylum processes.~~
~~Asylum Operations first communicated with civil society groups~~ on the ~~proof~~ of ~~concept~~ for ~~asylum interviews on 22 September 2020. We further engaged on~~ the ~~6 October 2020 and continue~~ to ~~gather feedback to support the development~~ of the ~~proof of concept. We are in the process of responding in writing~~ to further questions already submitted from civil society groups.
The proof of concept will help establish if there is a longer-term viability. Once the proof of concept phase is complete, we will evaluate as part of ongoing engagement with civil society groups to support further development
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Of the £27 million of funds which were earmarked for domestic abuse services affected by COVID-19, government departments have as of 28 October 2020 paid out £25,129,341.
Within the £27 million, of the £15 million earmarked for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to distribute to local domestic abuse services through Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), the breakdown by UK region of the funds is as follows:
UK region
| Sum distributed to PCCs in the region in question to distribute to domestic abuse services in their area/£
East
| 1,465,536
East Midlands
| 1,297,433
London
| 2,217,191
North-East
| 1,001,315
North-West
| 1,779,688
South-East
| 2,275,251
South-West
| 1,199,098
Wales
| 940,479
West Midlands
| 1,166,225
Yorkshire and the Humber
| 1,067,868
The above funds were distributed to the following PCCs:
PCC
| Sum allocated/£
Avon and Somerset
| 365,583
Bedfordshire
| 214,654
Cambridgeshire
| 209,068
Cheshire
| 222,793
Cleveland
| 354,331
Cumbria
| 152,784
Derbyshire
| 365,080
Devon and Cornwall
| 320,775
Dorset
| 170,710
Durham
| 303,238
Dyfed-Powys
| 96,416
Essex
| 462,273
Gloucestershire
| 113,933
Greater Manchester
| 645,461
Gwent
| 152,199
Hampshire
| 433,854
Hertfordshire
| 226,923
Humberside
| 116,022
Kent
| 484,381
Lancashire
| 380,264
Leicestershire
| 352,997
Lincolnshire
| 74,881
Merseyside
| 378,386
MOPAC (London)
| 2,217,191
Norfolk
| 191,926
North Wales
| 178,500
North Yorkshire
| 203,407
Northamptonshire
| 188,331
Northumbria
| 343,746
Nottinghamshire
| 316,144
South Wales
| 513,364
South Yorkshire
| 405,664
Staffordshire
| 284,632
Suffolk
| 160,692
Surrey
| 277,865
Sussex
| 474,728
Thames Valley
| 604,423
Warwickshire
| 153,308
West Mercia
| 235,586
West Midlands
| 492,699
West Yorkshire
| 342,775
Wiltshire
| 228,098
Of the £2 million earmarked for the Home Office to distribute to national and regional domestic abuse services, most of the recipients cover more than one UK region and so it is not possible to delineate the funding by region. The exceptions are one organisation which covers only the South-East, which was allocated £5,000, and three organisations which cover only Wales, which collectively were allocated £192,206.
Of the £10 million earmarked for the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government to distribute to safe accommodation services in England, information is not available on the UK regions to which funds were distributed. This is because the exact locations of refuge and safe accommodation services are not revealed for safety reasons, and so may not match the charity’s registered address.
It is not possible to break any of the three departments’ allocations down to local authority level.

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