Dear Mr Mortimer
Please find below the information you have requested.
Surrey Women's
Aid
Woking Borough Council contributes to funding to support an outreach
service for those suffering domestic abuse in the borough. As a minimum
the outreach service must operate a free, confidential, impartial
and independent service, open to all regardless of age, race, gender,
sexuality, religion, mental and physical health. Where the provider
is not able to meet the particular needs of a service user, they will
make every effort to ensure that the service user is placed in contact
with another provider, where such a service exists with due regard
to the safety of staff and users. They must provide specialist, direct,
practical advice and support to victims about their options, including
advice on entitlement to legal services, housing and other benefits,
injunctions and other civil and criminal proceedings, safety planning,
seeking medical treatment etc, so that they can make informed decisions
about their future.
Surrey Women's
Aid also provide a Surrey wide 24 hour helpline for anyone suffering
domestic abuse, regardless of gender.
06/07 £15,375
grant. Year 2 of a 3 year funding agreement, based on £15,000
in the initial year and a percentage increase for inflation for the
following two years, plus in-kind support in the form of accommodation
valued at £10,500 per year.
Rape & Sexual
Abuse Support Centre
This centre may deal with some cases of domestic abuse for either
gender.
06/07 £500.00 grant. They received the same amount in 05/06
but nothing the previous year. There is no commitment to further funding
but they may apply in future years.
North West Surrey
Victim Support
As part of its remit, Victim Support provides help and support to
victims of domestic abuse for either gender. This local victim support
scheme is not currently receiving any grant from Woking Borough Council
but they do have in-kind support in the form of accommodation valued
at £5,200 per year.
Surrey Law Centre
The Surrey Law Centre, an initiative of the Woking Community Legal
Services Partnership, provides specialist support to frontline advice
agencies in Surrey. The Centre provides a Surrey-wide service addressing
the difficulties of those in the community who are most vulnerable
and who are poorly served by existing provision in respect of information,
advice and legal help in the field of community care. As part of its
work, they provide legal support, by way of injunctions, exclusions
orders and housing matters etc, for some men and women suffering domestic
abuse.
Woking Borough
Council provides some funding assistance as part of a county wide
funding arrangement supported by the other local districts and boroughs
and the county council.
06/07 £10,000
grant. Year 2 of a 3 year funding agreement, plus in-kind support
in the form of accommodation valued at £13,500 per year.
I hope this information
helps.
Camilla Edmiston
Community Safety Officer
Woking Borough Council
Civic Offices
Gloucester Square
Woking
GU21 6YL
01483 743080
camilla.edmiston@woking.gov.uk
http://www.woking.gov.uk/
