Funding of Domestic Abuse Services in Newham
| Year | Services | Cost | Service | Cost | Total spent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | Community Services | £518,000 | Refuge | £198,000 | £716,000 |
| 2016-2017 | Community Services | £598,000 | Refuge | £198,000 | £796,000 |
| 2017-2018 | Community Services | £598,000 | Refuge | £198,000 | £796,000 |
| 2018-2019 | Community Services | £598,000 | Refuge | £198,000 | £796,000 |
| 2019-2020 | Community Services | £571,584 | Refuge | £198,000 | £769,584 |
| 2020-2021 | Community Services | £571,584 | Refuge | £198,000 | £769,584 |
| 2021-2022 | Community Services | £544,440 | Refuge | £198,000 | £742,440 |
| 2022-2023 | Community Services | £544,440 | Refuge | £198,000 | £742,440 |
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Services in Newham
We are committed to commissioning and funding high quality specialist services in the borough and the information below sets out data from the last five years. We commission the following services as part of our community services offer to all genders.
Services include:
- Independent Domestic and Sexual Abuse Advocate support
- Specialist female genital mutilation advocacy services
- Case work support for women involved in sex work
- Service user consultation
- Co-ordination of the specialist Domestic Abuse Court Service
- Co-ordination of the Newham MARAC ( multi-agency risk assessment conference)
For refuge, we commission 25 specialist bed spaces for women and their families. This service also provides legal services and access to counselling.
MARAC
MARAC is a multi-agency panel set up to address high risk cases. The number of cases heard in the last five years is as below:
| Year | Number of cases heard |
|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | 384 |
| 2016-2017 | 432 |
| 2017-2018 | 491 |
| 2018-2019 | 489 |
| 2019-2020 | 378 |
| 2020-2021 | 499 |
| 2021-2022 | 487 |