Contracts
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner commissions a range of services to support victims of crime, reduce offending and prevent harm across Kent and Medway. During 2025/26, contracts worth £2,814,911.43 are in place to provide victim support, sexual violence services, restorative justice, prevention and intervention programmes for children and young people, and the Appropriate Adult Service for vulnerable adults in police custody.
The Appropriate Adult Service (TAAS)
The Appropriate Adult Service delivers independent Appropriate Adults for vulnerable adults in Kent custody suites 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and provides out-of-hours support for juveniles. Appropriate Adults help ensure that the rights, welfare and participation of vulnerable people are safeguarded during police interviews and detention.
Contract value 2026/27: £102,979.00
Website: Appropriate Adult Service
Collaborate Digital
Collaborate Digital delivers part of the Young People's Prevention Service, providing age-appropriate education for children and young people aged 9 to 14. The programme focuses on healthy relationships, online harms, cyber safety and cyber-bullying, helping young people identify risks and make informed choices.
Contract value 2026/27: £47,870.12
Website: Collaborate Digital
St Giles Trust
St Giles Trust delivers part of the Young People's Prevention Service, focusing on gangs, county lines, violence, knife crime and criminal exploitation. The service provides age-appropriate interventions designed to help young people understand risks and make safer choices.
Contract value 2026/27: £29,184.14
Website: St Giles
Phone: 020 7708 8000
Restorative Solutions
Restorative Solutions delivers the Kent Restorative Justice and Mediation Service. The service provides victim-led restorative justice interventions, adolescent-to-parent violence conflict support and mediation for persistent anti-social behaviour and community disputes.
Contract value 2026/27: £369,796.50
Website: https://restorativesolutions.org.uk/
Phone: 01772 842109
Victim Support
Victim Support delivers the Kent Advocacy and Support Service, providing trauma-informed support to victims of crime across Kent and Medway, regardless of whether the crime has been reported to the police. The service includes dedicated stalking and hate crime advocacy support and is available to children, young people and adult victims, as well as close family members in certain circumstances.
Contract value 2026/27: £1,049,522.60
Website: Victim Support
Support line: 0808 168 9111
Kent Sexual Assault and Abuse Service (KSAAS)
KSAAS delivers the Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) Service and a specialist therapeutic service for victims of sexual violence. Support is available to adults, children and young people, regardless of when the abuse occurred or whether it has been reported to the police.
Contract value 2026/27: £864,499.24
Website: Kent Sexual Assault & Abuse Service (KSAAS)
Phone: 0808 500 2222
Catch22
Catch22 delivers the Gangs and County Lines Preventative and Protective Interventions Service, providing age-appropriate, trauma-informed and needs-led support to children and young people aged up to 25 across Kent and Medway who are at risk of, or involved in, serious youth violence, knife crime, criminal exploitation, drug supply, gangs and county lines activity. The service also works with parents, carers and wider support networks to help reduce risk and build resilience. It includes both preventative interventions for those vulnerable to exploitation and protective interventions for those already involved in harmful or criminal activity.
Contract Value 2026/27: £351,059.83
Website: Catch22