Justice written question – answered at on 21 July 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much has been distributed from the Victims Fund on 2008-09; and which groups received money from the fund for the provision of services to victims of hate crime or homicide in that year.
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The Government distributed a total of £277,618.08 from the Victims Fund between 13 groups for the provision of services to victims of hate crime or homicide for the period 2008-09. £1.25 million was allocated to victims of sexual violence.
£109,976 was distributed for the provision of services to victims of homicide to five groups and they were as follows:
Support After Murder and Manslaughter (Merseyside)-awarded £20,450
National Victims Association-awarded £30,985
Child Bereavement Charity-awarded £20,887
Victims of Crime Trust-awarded £17,700
Victim Support (Bedfordshire)-awarded £19,954.08
£167,642 was distributed for the provision of services to victims of hate crime to eight groups and they were as follows:
Voice UK-awarded £34,900
Greenwich Action Committee Against Racist Attacks-awarded £19,920
Kirklees Metropolitan Council-awarded £15,000
Gender Identity Research and Education Society-awarded £4,750
North Herts People First-£53,180
Victim Support Teesside-£4,130
Greater Manchester Police, Bury Division-£15,762
West Yorkshire Police-£20,000
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