Request for average waiting time for support services for victims of sexual abuse or violence
Reference: 23005
Date Added: Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Disclosure Details
Two duties are placed on public authorities under Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Notwithstanding applicable exemptions, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Under the provisions of those sections of the FOIA, we can confirm that the information you seek is held by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent. However, we are unable to provide the data in date range you have specified, therefore, we have provided the information to you in financial years.
You have requested the following information:
- Average waiting time for victims of sexual abuse or violence who have requested support services commissioned by your PCC between the years below. Please categorise the data by the types of sexual violence and abuse support services your PCC commissions (e.g. counselling).
- Feb 14 2020-Feb 14 2021
Please see attached file
- Feb 14 2021-Feb 14 2022
Please see attached file
- Feb 14 2022-Feb 14 2023
Please see attached file
- Average waiting time for victims of domestic abuse and violence who have requested support services commissioned by your PCC between the years below (where they are commissioned by your PCC). Please categorise the data by the types of domestic abuse and violence support services your PCC commissions (e.g. counselling).
- Feb 14 2020-Feb 14 2021
Please see attached file
- Feb 14 2021-Feb 14 2022
Please see attached file
- Feb 14 2022-Feb 14 2023
Please see attached file
If this support is commissioned by your local authority, please provide a list of relevant local authorities who would have this information.
Not applicable
Please could you also provide a list of charities or organisations that you commission to carry out these services, or direct me as to where I could find one.
The names of the service providers are included on the attached spreadsheet.
The Freedom of Information Act is a public disclosure regime, not a private regime. Any information disclosed under the Act is thereafter deemed to be in the public domain, and therefore freely available to the general public and will be published on the OPCC website.
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You can also write to the Information Commissioner’s Office at the following address:
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF