Dear Mr Mortimer,
Thank you for your request
for information about support groups that Ribble Valley Borough Council
(“RVBC”) funds for victims of domestic violence. Your
request was received on 28 June 2006 and has been dealt with under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
You asked how many help
and support groups RVBC funds directly or indirectly for: (A) male;
and (B) female, victims of domestic abuse and their children; and
(C) how much each one receives per annum.
The answers are as follows:
(A) We do not fund any help and support groups for male victims of
domestic abuse. (B) We provide funding to two organisations that provide
help and support to domestic abuse victims, namely: The Hyndburn and
Ribble Valley Domestic Abuse Forum (“HARVDAF”); and Burnley
Women’s Refuge Association. Having spoken to HARVDAF, we understand
that their focus is female victims of domestic abuse. (C) In 2005/6
RVBC gave £1180 to the Burnley Women’s Refuge Association
(i.e. direct funding). The Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership
(“the CDRP”), of which RVBC is a member, received £7,000
from Government Office Northwest, and passed this onto HARVDAF (i.e.
indirect funding).
Similarly in 2006/7, RVBC
will give £1200 to the Burnley Women’s Refuge Association
(i.e. direct funding) and the CDRP will pass the £7,000 it receives
from Government Office Northwest onto HARVDAF.
If you have any queries
about this email, please feel free to contact me at this email address
or by telephone on 01200 414403.
If you are unhappy with
the service you have received in relation to your request and wish
to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should
write to Diane Rice, Legal Services Manager, Ribble Valley Borough
Council, Council Offices, Church Walk, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7
2RA.
If you are not content
with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the
Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot
make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure
provided by Ribble Valley Borough Council. The Information Commissioner
can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Yours sincerely,
Debbie Nuttall
Solicitor
Ribble Valley Borough Council
01200 414403
