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FOI 284 – BAME VAWG commissioning

The OPCC is asked to provide information on services they have commissioned for female Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) victims of violence.

FOI Request

  1. For the following years, what was the PCC’s total commissioned fund specifically to BAME VAWG victim’s services. Please list the recipient organisations as well as the total amount.
    a. 2016-17
    b. 2017-28
    c. 2018-29
    d. 2019-20 (I know this has been published already – no need to repeat)
  2. The same question is repeated for 2020-21 but here please break the figure down to distinguish what funding was extraordinary additional Covid-19 funding
  3. For each of the years above, (2016-21) what was the PCCs total commissioned / funded spend on VAWG services?
  4. For each of the years above, (2016-17) what was the PCCs total budget for commissioned / funded spend?

OPCC Response

  1. For the following years, what was the PCC’s total commissioned fund specifically to BAME VAWG victim’s services. Please list the recipient organisations as well as the total amount.

a. 2016-17
For the financial year 2016-17, the OPCC provided the following funding for specialist BAME VAWG provision:

• The Halo Project: April – September 16 – £7,250
• The Halo Project: October – March 16 -£4,800 (grant)

b. 2017-28

For the financial year 2017-18, the OPCC provided the following funding for specialist BAME VAWG provision:

• The Halo Project: 1 May 2017 – 31 March 2018 – £28,800 (Contract)

c. 2018-29

For the financial year 2018-19, the OPCC provided the following funding for specialist BAME VAWG provision:

• The Halo Project: April 2018 – March 2019 – £21,600 (Contract)

d. 2019-20 (I know this has been published already – no need to repeat)

For the financial year 2019-20, the OPCC provided the following funding for specialist BAME VAWG provision:

• The Halo Project: April 2019 – March 20 – £21,600 (Contract)

  1. The same question is repeated for 2020-21 but here please break the figure down to distinguish what funding was extraordinary additional Covid-19 funding

For the financial year 2020-21, the OPCC provided the following funding for specialist BAME VAWG provision:

• The Halo Project: April 20 – Aug 20 – £9000
• The Halo Project: Sept 20 – March 21 – £12,600 (Contract)
• The Halo Project: Extraordinary COVID-19 funding – £38,782 (grant)

  1. For each of the years above, (2016-21) what was the PCCs total commissioned / funded spend on VAWG services?

2016-17: £627,945
2017-18: £401,942
2018-19: £629,354
2019-20: £755,358

  1. For each of the years above, (2016-17) what was the PCCs total budget for commissioned / funded spend?

2016-17 – £2,060,000
2017-18 – £1,995,000
2018-19 – £2,489,000
2019-20 – £3,009,950
2020-21 – £2,235,075

Supplementary information provided

Total VAWG spend for 2020-21: £1,145,835.32