Specific funding from the communities portfolio from 2000until 2006 totalled over £34.5 million and further funding from other portfolioshas also contributed to the progress of this agenda.In the coming two years we willbe providing a further £6 million to support a range of projects under the ViolenceAgainst Women Fund; £6 million for support services for children affected by domesticabuse, and £1.5 million for local rape crisis centres.In addition, we will continueto fund Scottish Women’s Aid, Rape Crisis Scotland and the Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline, and to supportthe pilot domestic abuse court and the new...