FOI request (FOIR-693980690)

Funding for victim-survivors of sexual violence and abuse

Requested Fri 07 March 2025
Responded Wed 12 March 2025

The request relates to the commissioning responsibilities of Local Authorities with respect to commissioning support for adult and child victim-survivors of sexual violence and abuse. We define sexual violence and abuse as any sexual activity that has happened without consent, and includes rape, sexual assault, child sexual abuse (including child sexual exploitation), adult sexual exploitation, and sexual harassment.

Please provide the following information:

1. The amount of funding to be provided by the local authority to organisations supporting sexual violence and abuse victim-survivors in your area, for the 25/26 financial year. Please break this down by organisation funded, providing information about the nature of the funding arrangement, and the services to be provided by the organisation supporting victim-survivors of sexual violence and abuse, using the attached spreadsheet template.

2. The total amount of funding to be provided by the local authority to organisations supporting victim-survivors of domestic abuse in your area, for the 25/26 financial year.

Please note that I am requesting anonymised data only and not any information that could identify individual cases or persons involved.

Response

Information not held.

Both Adult and Children's Services are dealt with by East Sussex County Council, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk