Victim Specialist Services Fund
All PCCs have responsibility for commissioning services which support victims of crime in their area.
In Kent the PCC's core countywide service is provided by Victim Support from Compass House but he also funds other organisations to deliver more specialist support services. Bids were invited for 2019/20 at a maximum of £50,000 per project.
In particular, the PCC was looking to deliver services that:
- Meet the support needs of victims or, as appropriate, family members and act in their interests;
- Are free of charge and confidential;
- Are non-discriminatory (including being available to all regardless of residence status, nationality or citizenship);
- Are available whether or not a crime has been reported to the police;
- Are available before, during and for an appropriate time after any investigation or criminal proceedings;
- Demonstrate collaborative working with other providers to ensure joined up service delivery and referral pathways;
- Demonstrate innovative and evidence based working practices;
- Show an understanding and ability to respond to emerging trends, crime types and new working practices; and
- Deliver clear outcome reporting.
The PCC would not support funding bids that overlapped with existing services being directly commissioned, or where services were being commissioned by another agency which the PCC already provides a funding contribution towards. Please see the full VSS grant funding conditions, and our privacy policy.
funding recipients
- Funding recipients 2018/19
| Organisation |
Nature of Project |
£ |
| Rubicon Cares |
Trauma counselling for victims of crime |
70,000 |
| Juvenile Justice International |
Therapeutic services for young victims of crime, including sexual assault |
70,000 |
| Davss |
Support for male victims of domestic abuse |
8,596 |
| Davss |
Support to Court: Volunteers helping vulnerable and traumatised victims through court processes |
10,546 |
| East Kent Rape Crisis Centre |
Specialist counselling for children aged 5 to 13 who have experienced sexual abuse |
35,000 |
| Dandelion Time |
Therapeutics service for children and families affected by abuse |
32,517 |
| Choices |
Project targated at male and LGBT+ clients at high risk of harassment, abuse and violence |
39,967 |
| SignHealth |
DeafHope: Supporting deaf abuse victims, providing accessible, effective support in sign language |
31,889 |
| Rising Sun |
One-to-one support for young male victims of domestic abuse |
34,590 |
| Citizens Advice Medway |
Individuality: Raising awareness and encouraging reporting of hate crime |
38,000 |
| mcch |
Jigsaw Project: Raising awareness of hate crime against people with autism, learning disabilities or other mental health issues |
46,123 |
| Family Matters |
Specialist therapy for young victims of rape and sexual abuse |
35,000 |
| NSPCC |
Letting The Future In: Therapy service for children aged 4 to 17 |
32,655 |
| St George's Community Children's Project, Tunbridge Wells |
Subsidised childcare for families affected by domestic abuse |
750 |
- Funding recipients 2019/20
| Organisation |
Nature of Project |
£ |
| Dads Unlimited |
A foundation for men to have a more constructive and positive relationship with their children, reduce conflict with former partners and to improve co-parenting relationships. |
30,000 |
| Dandelion Time |
Therapeutic service for children and families affected by abuse. |
30,000 |
| Davss |
Support to Court: Volunteers helping vulnerable and traumatised victims through court processes. |
16,800 |
| Davss |
Support for male victims of domestic abuse. |
4,880 |
| NSPCC |
Letting The Future In: Therapy service for children aged 4 to 17. |
50,000 |
| Rising Sun and Choices |
Project targeting adolescents who have experienced violence victimisation within their homes. |
49,898 |
| Rubicon Cares |
One-to-one trauma counselling for victims of crime. |
50,000 |
| SignHealth |
DeafHope: Providing accessible, effective support in sign language to deaf victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. |
41,785 |
- Previous years
You can view how the Victim Specialist Services Fund was allocated in previous years by reviewing the Office of the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner's past spends of £500 or more.