July 2014

Dorset victims to benefit from Government fund

The Dorset Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner has been successful in its Competed Fund bids for £300,000 of Government funding, to further improve victim services across Dorset. Successful projects put forward for funding include pilot services for mental health victims, support for child victims of serious sexual offences and extra services for victims of Domestic Abuse. Projects will also be set up for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) victims and male domestic abuse victims.