Request for commissioned services in relation to victims under 18 years of age.
Reference: 23034
Date Added: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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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.
You have requested the following information:
- Please can you provide details of any victims services commissioned by the OPCC exclusively for victims under the age of 18, including:
- Details of the service(s)
Details of the Umbrella Cymru CYP Service and the amount awarded can be found via the annual Decision Logs:
2022/23 https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-008/
2021/22 https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2020-054/
- The funding allocated to each service
As indicated in above decision logs for question 1.
- How many victims under the age of 18 were supported by these services.
2022/23 - 262
2021/22 - 267
Please can these details be provided for the year 2022/23 and 2021/22.
- Please can you provide details of any victims services commissioned by the OPCC that provide support for victims under the age of 18 (even if the service is not exclusively for victims under the age of 18), including:
- Details of the service(s)
Cyfannol & New Pathways Decision Log links as they are referenced in the same log:
2022/23 https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-006/
2021/22 https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2020-057/
IDVA Service (Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate Service):
2022/23 https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2022-007/
2021/22 https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2020-053/
Beneficiaries from the PCC Police Community Fund are not broken down into categories so no statistics are known in terms of victims under the age of 18. Not all services funded will provide support to victims, some will be related to interventions to reduce crime. Information relating to the funding awarded via the PCC Police Community Fund can be found in the Decision Logs below:
2022/23 https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2021-031/
2021/22 https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/decisions/pccg-2020-058/
- The funding allocated to each service
As indicated in above decision logs for question 2.
- How many victims under the age of 18 were supported by these services.
Cyfannol Womens Aid
2022/23 – 15 referrals
2021/22 – 16 referrals
New Pathways
2022/23 – 290 referrals
2021/22 – 263 referrals
IDVA Service
2022/23 – 23 referrals
2021/22 – 17 referrals
(For awareness all of the above were from the ages of 13 – 17. There were 0 for 12 years and under)
Please can these details be provided for the year 2022/23 and 2021/22
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.
You have the right to appeal our decision if you think it is incorrect. Should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, information on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent FOI Appeals Procedure can be found on our 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