Question reference: S6W-24451
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 22 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider long-term funding for support work in relation to violence against women and girls (VAWG).
Answer
We remain steadfast in our commitment to preventing and eradicating all violence against women and girls and it is vital, now more than ever, that we make the best use of resources available to tackle this issue.
The Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services was commissioned to provide recommendations on the funding and procurement of services, which would enable the development of a consistent, coherent, collective, and stable funding model.
A Project Board comprising public sector and specialist stakeholders is being formed to oversee the consideration of the funding and procurement recommendations made. We will set out our next steps in the Equally Safe Delivery Plan, which will be published in April 2024.