Surrey’s victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence will benefit from £450,000 of additional funding for support services in the county.
The news is the result of Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner Kevin Hurley’s successful applications for the funding to the Ministry of Justice, which has been running a competitive process for PCCs around the country to bid for additional funding for victims services in their areas.
Mr Hurley said: "Putting victims at the centre of the criminal justice system is a priority for the public and we are working hard to achieve that."
Jane Anderson, Assistant Police and Crime Commissioner for Victims, added: "The extra money will support a wide range of activities, from providing boxes of essentials like toiletries, bedding and towels to families arriving in refuge centres for the first time through to building the specialist skills and capacity of the people working in victim support roles around the county.
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