11199 - Support Services for victims of crime for West Mercia PCC

Under section 143 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC’s) were given wide ranging powers to commission or provide victim services and are able to use Ministry of Justice (MoJ) annual grant funding to do this. In 2018, the existing victim service model was re-designed, seeking to make improvements to the provision of services which support victims of crime, and as such, the Victim Advice Line (VAL) was created. The Victim Advice Line is a single point of contact for all victims of crime in West Mercia, which is hosted by the Police but remains independent in terms of service delivery. The Commissioner is currently reviewing arrangements for the provision of services to support victims of crime and as a result are conducting some early market engagement activity, to assist with informing the future direction of services.

Services

18/06/2021 12:00:00

85000000-9  Health and social work services