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Overview
Violence Against Women and Girls is a serious problem in today’s society which we cannot tolerate. The impact can be devastating, long lasting and in some instances, fatal for women and children, impacting entire families and communities. The Chief Constable and the Commissioner have made a commitment to work in partnership to tackle violence against women and girls across the South Wales Police area. This commitment includes increasing victim confidence to report violence against them, to reduce repeat victimisation and to generate greater understanding of the need to take positive action when responding to this crime.
Violence against women includes a wide range of areas including domestic abuse, sexual violence, stalking, female genital mutilation, trafficking, and so called “honour” based violence. The stark reality is that women are more likely to be victims of domestic abuse than men, which contrasts with all other types of violent crime when men are more likely to be victims. During 2019/20 there were 35,687 reported incidents of domestic abuse in South Wales. Of these, 23,443 incidents had a female victim, and of these incidents, 13,063 were recorded as crimes.
With Partners and the Chief Constable, we have recently developed the Tackling Violence Against Women & Girls: a Joint Strategy 2019-2024
VAWG is highlighted as a priority in the South Wales Police & Crime Commissioner’s Annual Report. We focus on 4 main areas:
Annual Report
We have seen success through funding Independent Domestic/Sexual Violence Advocates, that are now in post across South Wales, and the Ministry of Justice announced an additional £12 million to fund these services from April 1st 2021 to 31st March 2023. Our funding also works with many organisations to support victims and survivors of Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV).
COVID Update
Local Victims Support Services Funding - £1,447,965
Funding allocated for 2021/2022:
Child Sexual Abuse Funding (Ring Fenced) - £107,870
Independent Sexual Violence Advocate Funding - £91,928
Domestic Abuse Support Uplift – £318,847
Sexual Violence Support Services - £109, 827
EOI Victims Funding – IDVA £290,923, ISVA £40,089.
Home Office Perpetrator Fund - £200,000
What are we working on?
2020/2021 Data |
Cardiff & Vale |
Cwm Taf & Bridgend |
Swansea & Neath Port Talbot |
DRIVE: High Harm Perpetrators Supported |
865 |
977 |
154 |
DRIVE: Victims/Survivors Supported |
926 |
1155 |
167 |
DRIVE: Associated Children |
1598 |
1790 |
236 |
2020/2021 Data |
Totals |
Domestic Abuse Referrals |
11,028 |
Domestic Abuse Victims/Survivors Supported |
8,315 |
Sexual Violence Referrals |
4,186 |
Sexual Violence Victims/Survivors Supported |
7,177 |
CSA Referrals |
1,395 |
CSA Victims/Survivors Supported |
2,909 |
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Information and advice for those worried about perpetrating and abuse can be accessed via the Respect website:
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Local services are also still available across the South Wales area.
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Support service for male victims of domestic violence and abuse
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Our team
Paula Hardy – Strategic Lead
Michelle Cooper – Policy Officer
Hannah Evans-Price – Policy Officer
Rosie Stride – Administrative Assistant
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