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ANNUAL REPORT – 2023

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CONTENTS

Foreword &
01 Introduction

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02 Budget

03 Statutory Duties

Performance against the

04 Police and Crime Plan

05 Looking to the Future

06 Annexes
Donna Jones
POLICE AND CRIME
COMMISSIONER
HAMPSHIRE & ISLE OF WIGHT
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Foreword
As the Police and Crime Commissioner The last 12 months has seen the
for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, introduction of a new Serious
I am honoured to present my annual Violence Duty, a code set down by the
report for the year October 2022 – government which places statutory
September 2023. This report serves responsibilities on criminal justice
as a comprehensive account of the partners and local authorities. As Police
progress made, challenges faced, and Crime Commissioner I have a
and achievements accomplished in statutory duty to ensure that partners
the pursuit of reducing offending and are fulfilling their duty and to report
reoffending, enhancing community safety back to the government through the
and building stronger communities Home Office. I have also undertaken
throughout Hampshire and the Isle of a comprehensive restructure of the
Wight. Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) changing
it to a place-based model. The VRU
In the face of ever-evolving societal is funded by the Home Office until
dynamics, it is the duty of community 2025, and focuses on tackling crime
leaders and criminal justice partners in ‘hotspot’ crime areas with a specific
to adapt and respond to the changing focus on those aged 14 to 24 years old.
needs and concerns of diverse
communities. This year’s report In our quest to create safer
highlights my commitment to new neighbourhoods and foster community
innovative approaches to reducing resilience, I have placed a strong
offending and improved ways of emphasis on community engagement and
supporting victims. Through my partnership building. By listening to the
oversight of Hampshire and Isle of Wight concerns and feedback of the residents
Constabulary, I have ensured your police of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, I
force remains at the forefront of tackling have been able to shape interventions
emerging threats, whilst building on and and commissioning to better address
maintaining the trust and confidence of local needs. Through initiatives such as
the people it serves. the Safer Streets programmes and my
ASB fund, I have been able to award
Throughout the past year, the Office grants and contracts for youth outreach
of the Police and Crime Commissioner projects, and targeted interventions
(OPCC), working in collaboration with to encourage young people to actively
partners, has supported Hampshire participate in shaping their futures,
and Isle of Wight Constabulary through prevent offending and in some cases
effective oversight, scrutiny and re-engage with their studies.
challenge, to improve the services
offered to victims. This includes reducing I recognise the importance of investing
reoffending and driving up the charge in technology to ensure the police
rate particularly in RASSO (Rape and force is able to tackle the ever growing
Serious Sexual Offence) cases. Examples number of crimes committed online in an
of outstanding performance include increasingly digital world. By investing
tackling serious organised crime gangs, in cutting-edge technologies, data
intercepting cyber-attacks and large analysis support, and intelligence-led
scale frauds, as well as community safety policing, Hampshire and Isle of Wight
initiatives including anti-social behaviour Constabulary has improved the ability
(ASB). I have strived to provide effective to prevent and detect crimes, enhancing
challenge whilst promoting transparency operational effectiveness and optimising
and accountability at every level. officer resource allocation.
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Pledges Delivered
In October 2022, Hampshire and Isle The last six months has provided me
of Wight Constabulary surpassed its with an opportunity to work with the
Police Officer Uplift (PUP) target in Chief Constable to ensure changes were
recruiting 498 more police officers and made to the way the force is managed
in March 2023 they achieved my target on a daily basis. Over the last two years
of 600 new police officers! This is 102 the public have told me they felt there
police officers above and beyond the has been a decline in police visibility
national programme. I have funded these and police responding to crimes.
additional officers through a spending
review including of my own office saving Since the day Scott started, together,
£700K a year. These new additional we have been determined to make our
police officers have been crucial to shared vision a reality. In June, Scott
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the force’s ability to deliver the police introduced a new operating model.
service that you expect and keep the The changes include a return to a
promises I made when elected. geographical policing model, meaning
detectives will work back in local
In April this year I was delighted to communities and dedicated ring-fenced
be able to announce the funding for officers in localities to support my
50 more police officers following your priority of bringing the police closer to
support of an increase to the police communities.
precept for 2023/24. Those who
responded to my budget survey told me To support the Chief Constable’s new
unequivocally they wanted to see more policing model I have announced the
police on the streets and this is what I re-opening of front counters across
will continue to deliver. the two counties as well as new police
stations opening. In April this year I
In February 2023 I appointed a new made an announcement of the return of
Chief Constable, Scott Chilton. Scott’s the ‘Local Bobbie’ meaning every town,
appointment was made after Chief village and city will have a named local
Constable Olivia Pinkney announced police officer with their phone number
she was leaving after seven years at the and email address readily available.
helm. Olivia served as a police officer It is essential that the public feel
for 31 years, dedicating her working life connected to their police force once
to public service. We were a formidable more. I am determined to deliver this as
team and I was grateful for her support your Police and Crime Commissioner in
in my first two years as Police and Crime order to increase feelings of safety and
Commissioner. reduce offending. By working together
we can support the relentless pursuit
Scott Chilton is the Constabulary’s of criminals; putting victims first and
first home-grown Chief. He started his delivering exceptional local policing.
policing career at 18 years of age joining
Hampshire Constabulary in 1992. He
spent the first 28 years of his career
serving the people of Hampshire and
the Isle of Wight before leaving in 2020
to become Deputy Chief Constable and
then Chief Constable of Dorset Police.
It was a pleasure to welcome him back
to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Constabulary.
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new speed cameras installed on the
A32 and A272 following an investment
of £677K. Since being elected I had
received consistent complaints from
hundreds of residents in the Meon
Valley area about excessive motorbike
noise and speeding blighting the lives
of thousands of people living in that
area. I would like to place on record my
thanks to the CANS (Campaign Against
Noise and Speed) volunteers and the
Hampshire Roads Police Team.

Finally, I extend my deepest appreciation

to the residents of Hampshire and the
Isle of Wight for their continued support
and engagement. Your faith in my work
fuels my determination to create a safer
and stronger community for all. Together,
we can build a future where people feel
safer and when a crime is committed
they are supported by a first-class police
service.

Thank you for taking the time to read

this report.

However, I acknowledge that challenges

still lie ahead. My commitment to
tackling emerging threats, addressing
the root causes of crime, and reducing
reoffending remains resolute. I will
continue to work tirelessly to ensure
that our police force is equipped with
the necessary resources, skills, and
support to keep our communities safe
and secure, and this includes the police
estate and the buildings they work from.

I would like to express my thanks to

the police officers, police staff, and
volunteers who consistently display
dedication, professionalism, and bravery
in their service to the public. Their
unwavering commitment to upholding
the principles of law and justice and
protecting the most vulnerable in our
society is truly commendable.
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Introduction
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has a legal requirement to produce
and publish an annual report. The annual report informs the public, partners and
stakeholders of the PCC’s achievements over the last year and provides a snapshot
of the progress made in delivering strategic objectives, including those set out in
the Police and Crime Plan. This annual report focuses on the period from October
2022 until September 2023.

Specifically, the annual report provides a financial update on income received and
funding allocated to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and the Police and
Crime Commissioner’s Office.

It offers an insight into the fantastic work and activities carried out by the PCC and
her team to ensure the successful delivery of the Police and Crime Plan priorities.

The report includes an overview of grants that have been issued along with a range
of commissioned services to support victims and those impacted by crime, and work
with perpetrators of crime to prevent offending.

Casework
Over the last 12 months, the PCC received and responded to 1,891 pieces of
casework from residents across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

When comparing 2022 and 2023 calendar years, there has been a 52% increase in
direct contact from the public.

The graph below shows the variety of subjects the public has contacted the PCC
about:

Road Traffic
Casework Victim PCC (council Anti-Social
Issues &
subject Satisfaction tax, media etc) Behaviour
Speeding

Amount
368 211 179 169
received

Domestic
Police Officer Contact Unauthorised Firearms
Abuse Victim
Numbers Management Encampments Licencing
Satisfaction

66 36 33 31 31
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BUDGET
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2022/23 Financial Performance
The PCC has strategic control of all income received (Home Office grant and
council tax income) for policing services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Constabulary.

The PCC owns all police assets including vehicles, police equipment and the
police estate. The ongoing liabilities and assets and revenue reserves are
included in the report for reference. The PCC must determine how the funding
is allocated between policing services, crime prevention and intervention work
ensuring a balanced budget is set each year.

For the 22/23 financial year, the revenue funding of £409.7M was split between
the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and Hampshire and Isle of
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Wight Constabulary as follows:

£M %
Hampshire & Isle of Wight 364.67 89.00
Constabulary
Police Estate 23.52 5.74
(Managed by the PCC)
Contribution to Reserves 13.19 3.22
Total Budget Directly in Support of 401.38 97.96
Policing
PCC Executive 1.32 0.32

PCC Business 1.25 0.31

PCC Commissioning, Criminal Justice 3.32 0.81
and Partnerships
Capital Financing 2.44 0.60
(net of Interest earned of £2M)
Total Budget 409.70 100

The PCC retained just over £31.85M to deliver services through her office
including owning and managing the police estate; £346.81M is allocated to the
Chief Constable to deliver policing services across Hampshire and the Isle of
Wight; a contribution of £13.19M was set aside in reserves primarily to support
future capital expenditure on buildings and equipment purchase in direct support
of frontline policing.
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reported outturn position for the group is net expenditure of £394M. The net
expenditure position represents an underspend for the year of £16M (3.89%
underspend).

Outturn 2022/23 Budget Actuals Variance

Police Service £’000 £’000 £’000

Employees 307,223 294,570 (12,653)

Indirect Employee Costs 6,008 8,478 2,470
Premises 1,725 910 (815)
Transport 7,745 8,282 537

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Supplies & Services 21,796 21,290 (506)
Third Party Payments 83,341 83,158 (183)
Support Services 3,774 3,959 185
Total Expenditure on Police Services 431,612 420,647 (10,965)

Outturn 2022/23 Budget Actuals Variance

Income £’000 £’000 £’000

External Income (incl Grants &

(63,341) (64,669) (1,328)
Contributions)

Internal Income (3,606) (3,765) (159)

Total Income on Police Services (66,947) (68,434) (1,487)
Net Expenditure on Police Services 364,666 352,213 (12,453)
Net total expenditure 409,702 393,743 (15,957)
Net total funding/expenditure 0 (15,959) (15,957)

The Constabulary’s underspend of £12.5M is mainly due to delays and

difficulties in recruiting and retaining officers, particularly in Investigations
Command (Detectives/Police Staff Investigators) and the Contact Management
Centre.

The PCC underspend of £3.5M was driven primarily by higher interest returns
on investment balances (£2.6M of the underspend) and staff savings from the
implementation of an office restructure (£0.6M saving).

Of the total £16M underspend, £1M has been set aside as a contribution to the
2024/25 and 2025/26 budget and £2.5M will be utilised in 2023/24 to fund
work that was in progress but not complete by the year end of 2022/23. The
remainder of the underspend (£12.5M) has been transferred to reserves; £9.5M
of which to fund future planned capital expenditure on buildings, £2.6M to
purchase additional police vehicles and £0.5M to fund additional equipment
(e.g. body armour).
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Capital Expenditure
Capital expenditure is incurred on the acquisition and enhancement of the PCC’s
assets which have a life of more than one year.

The PCC approved a Capital Programme of £9.6M for 2022/23. Total expenditure
in 2022/23 was £5.4M. Of this, £1.5M was spent on buildings and £3.9M on
vehicles.
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The capital expenditure was funded by capital receipts (£2.6M) and revenue
contributions (£2.8M); no borrowing was required to fund the capital programme
in 2022/23:
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Reserves
Reserves are key to the financial strategy of the PCC, ensuring there is both
resilience to cope with unpredictable financial pressures and funding to meet
long-term financial commitments. Earmarked Reserves are held to manage known
financial liabilities and possible risks.

The main elements of the reserve strategy are:

• establish and maintain an appropriate general reserve position over the

medium term
• apply a prudent approach to reserves
• create Earmarked Reserves for significant events, change programmes and
related costs

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As of 31 March 2023, the total level of useable reserves available to the PCC was
£133.2M. The PCC also holds money for the ACRO Criminal Records Office (ACRO)
- ACRO have a reserve of £13.1M as reflected below:

Useable Reserves £M

General Fund Reserve 8.6

Earmarked Reserves 124.6

Useable by PCC 133.2

ACRO Reserves 13.1

Total Reserves 146.3

The medium-term financial strategy approved by the PCC as part of the 2023/24
budget setting process shows how reserves will be used to support investment
over the medium-term.
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DUTIES
STATUTORY
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Overview
The PCC is responsible for the totality of policing across Hampshire and the Isle
of Wight and is the voice of the people.

Key duties of the role are to:

• secure an efficient and effective local police force

• appoint the Chief Constable, hold them to account for running the force, and
if necessary dismiss them
• set the police and crime objectives through a Police and Crime Plan
• set the force budget and determine the precept
• contribute to the national and international policing capabilities set out by
• the Home Secretary
• bring together community safety and criminal justice partners

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Public Voice on Crime
Through a range of engagement opportunities undertaken by the office, the
public have shared key areas that are important and impacting them.

The views, opinions and ideas of the public and partners are used to:

• challenge and inform the Chief Constable around police performance

• guide the work the PCC does in relation to reducing offending and supporting
victims
• contribute to evidence submitted to government in relation to national policy,
legislation and funding

For the 2023/24 precept consultation, the PCC heard from more than 8,300
residents. The consultation was open for six weeks via an online survey, and
paper copies were made available in 14 libraries across the two counties to
ensure as many people as possible were given the opportunity to help inform the
PCC’s decision.

The PCC heard that any increase in the precept should be focused on improved
police visibility, tackling anti-social behaviour and knife crime.

The office has also asked the public for their views on rural crime, knife crime,
sexual crime and victim care.

In addition, the office has responded to 17 consultations throughout the year to

influence national policy and legislation:

• Serious Violence Duty (Home Office)

• Reforming our Fire and Rescue Service (Home Office)
• Developing commissioning guidance for probation (APCC)
• Public sexual harassment (Home Office)
• Civility in public life (APCC)
• Increasing the use of mediation in the civil justice system (MoJ)
• New consequences for drug possession white paper (Home Office)
• Mental health demand on policing (APCC)
• Southampton City Vision (Southampton City Council)
• Public Spaces Protection Orders (New Forest District Council)
• Vagrancy, ASB and drug use (Home Office)
• Part two of the Angiolini Inquiry (Home Office)
• Code of ethics (College of Policing)
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Commission on Young Lives)
• Community Safety Partnerships, PCCs, the police and ASB powers (Home
Office)
• Integrated Offender Management (MoJ)
• Knife legislation proposals to tackle use of machetes and other bladed articles
(Home Office)
• Public Spaces Protection Orders (Test Valley Borough Council)
• Open justice response to MoJ (APCC)
• Understanding lived experience of victims of domestic abuse (Home Office)
• Probation unpaid work consultation (South Central Probation)

Efficient and Effective Police Force

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In order to determine if Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is efficient

and effective, the PCC has collected information from a number of activities
throughout the year:

• Externally through inspections made by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of

Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS).
• A recently agreed programme of internal assurance activity ( jointly agreed
between OPCC and the Constabulary), carried out by the OPCC in consultation
with the Constabulary
• OPCC-led assurance activities such as Oversight, Performance and
Scrutiny both within the areas of the Police and Crime Plan, collaborative
arrangements and direct challenge to the Chief Constable and Chief Officer
Group
• An Independent Custody Visitor Scheme

Independent Custody Visitors

Maintaining an Independent Custody Visitor (ICV) scheme is one of the PCC’s
statutory responsibilities to ensure an efficient and effective police force.

An ICV is a volunteer who visits detained people in custody. Arriving in a custody

suite can be a daunting and frightening experience, particularly for those who
are not aware of their rights or entitlements. An ICV’s main responsibility is to
check on the welfare of a detained person and make sure they are being treated
properly while in custody. An ICV ensures that a detainee understands what their
rights are under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE), why they are in
custody, that they have access to free legal advice, and that they can contact
someone to inform them of their whereabouts.

In 2022-23 ICVs conducted 194 visits across Hampshire and Isle of Wight
custody suites to check on the human rights and welfare of those detained in
police custody. During this period there were over 24,000 detainees that went
through police custody, ICVs interacted with over 1,600 of those detainees and
spent more than 196 hours monitoring detainee dignity and safety in custody.
ICVs checked on 97% of children in custody at the time of their visits and 95% of
adult detainees.
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Holding the Chief Constable
to Account
The PCC has a statutory duty to respond to reports and recommendations
published by HMICFRS. These recommendations are for the Chief Constable
to implement and provide the PCC with assurances in response to those
recommendations. This is another important mechanism in holding the Chief
Constable to account. Each year, HMICFRS consults with PCCs, police forces and
partners on the proposed thematic inspection areas for the year ahead. The PCC
feeds into this process to ensure local needs are reflected through the national
inspection lens and communities are as safe as possible.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

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HMICFRS PEEL Inspection 2023

A Police Effectiveness Efficiency and Legitimacy (PEEL) inspection was carried
out in the summer of 2022 culminating in November, the results of which were
published in April 2023.

His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services

(HMICFRS) inspected 10 areas of policing delivered by the Constabulary.
Serious and Organised Crime was not included in this report.

Overall, HMICFRS found that the force was managed efficiently. Specifically, the
force was commended on its ability to accurately record crime and engage with
the public, which were both rated good.

There was evidence of good work with partners to protect victims of domestic
abuse and child criminal exploitation.

Community courts were cited as giving young volunteers opportunities to

contribute to the criminal justice process and the way the force monitors the way
it uses stop and search powers, supported by the PCC, was rated as good.
It is noted that Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has one of the lowest 19
amounts of funding per head of population in England and Wales. HMICFRS
reported this influences the decisions leaders have to make about where to
focus resources. However, the force makes better use of technology to reduce
backlogs and meet demand.

Notably, the force was recognised for its ethical and inclusive culture at all
levels, and its ambition to equip new recruits to support well-being. Specifically,
a new recruits’ initiative ‘fit for duty, fit for life’ is a 12-week programme funded
by the PCC, which is open to all new officers and staff.

The report recognises there is clear alignment within force plans, control
strategy and the PCC’s Police and Crime Plan, and that it has a structured
approach to reduce reoffending by domestic abuse perpetrators. Project
Foundation, a perpetrator focused intervention programme funded by the PCC,
was highlighted as good work.

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In receipt of the report, the Commissioner made clear her expectations on
addressing the issues to the Chief Constable, specfically that officers need to be
more visible in communities, delivering timely investigations with faster response
rates, faster call handling rates and bringing more people to justice.

Recent changes to the way forces are inspected set out in this framework means
it isn’t possible to make direct comparisons between the grades awarded in
previous years, and that reduction in grade, particularly from good to adequate,
doesn’t necessarily means that there has been a reduction in performance.

In direct comparison with other forces’ grades, the Constabulary is not an outlier.

Nonetheless, the PCC and the Chief Constable are determined to strengthen
neighbourhood policing to prevent crime, which is the foundation of the Chief ’s
new area model, and chimes with the feedback the PCC has received from the
public; to improve police visibility.
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Getting a grip
In July 2023, HMICFRS published a report which focused on the findings of its
PEEL inspections for all 43 forces.

The report considered what forces in England and Wales need to get right to
improve, and the effect on the public and their own staff if they don’t.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is cited twice in its 86 pages for
‘promising practice’.

Firstly, under ‘Protecting Vulnerable People’, the Constabulary’s High Harm

Teams were praised for how they not only target perpetrators of domestic abuse
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(to reduce reoffending), but also how they utilise disruption tactics such as
Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) and police bail conditions. These
dedicated officers are often dealing with offenders linked to the most serious
violence in our communities.

The report also references how the Constabulary’s Integrated Offender

Management (IOM) teams are reducing reoffending. The report states how the
force use the national IDIOM system to estimate the cost of crime and track
the benefit to residents from integrated offender management teams to reduce
reoffending rates. As a result, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary show
reductions in reoffending of around 90%, one of the highest in the country.

Reoffending Down by 90%

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Scrutiny
The PCC has a statutory duty to secure an efficient and effective police force
by holding the Chief Constable to account. This duty includes scrutinising
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s use of stop and search powers and
the way the force uses Out Of Court Disposals.

Stop and Search

Stop and search is a recognised important tactic to help detect and prevent
crime and to keep communities safe, however the inappropriate use of these
powers can have a detrimental effect on the public’s trust and confidence in

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the police. The overarching aim
of the scrutiny panel is to provide
assurance to the PCC and the
public that the use of stop and
search powers by police officers is
appropriate, ethical and complies
with the law. The panel reviews
body worn camera footage of stops
and searches conducted by police
officers.

Out of Court Disposals (OOCD)

The PCC recognises the value of non-charge outcomes. These outcomes can
allow the police to resolve lower level crime and incidents of ASB quickly,
without unnecessarily criminalising individuals.

The over-arching aim of the OOCD panel

is to provide reassurance to the PCC
and the public that the use of OOCDs is
appropriate, ethical and complies with the
national framework.

The number of Out of Court Disposals

reviewed by the Scrutiny Panel for the
period October 2022 – August 2023 is
105. Up until June 2023 the panel were
reviewing 10 cases per panel meeting,
this has now increased to 15.

Thematic Scrutiny
The PCC instructed a number of pieces of thematic scrutiny work to be carried
out during the reporting period.

The areas which have been reviewed are:

• Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)

• Knife Crime
• 101 Service

The findings and recommendations are contained further in this report against
the Police and Crime Plan priorities.
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Strategic Policing Requirement
The PCC is required to ensure that the Constabulary is able to respond
to national threats as set out in the Home Secretary’s Strategic Policing
Requirement (SPR).

These threats are:

• Terrorism
• Serious and Organised Crime
• National Cyber-Security Incident
• Threats to Public Order or to Public Safety
• Civil Emergencies
• Child Sexual Abuse
• Violence Against Women and Girls
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The Strategic Policing Requirement (SPR) was first issued in July 2012, in
accordance with section 77 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act
2011.

The previous Strategic Policing Requirement was last updated in July 2023.

The inclusion of violence against women and girls as a national threat sets clear
expectations for:

• local and regional police capabilities to tackle violence against women and
girls
• how local forces work with others, including collaborating with other agencies

Details of how the Police and Crime Commissioner has been tackling VAWG is
detailed later in this report.

Partnership Working
The PCC has a statutory duty to work with criminal justice partners and across
local government. This commitment is enshrined throughout her Police and Crime
Plan.

Examples in this reporting period include:

• Coordinating police, local authorities and government agencies in tackling

unauthorised encampments
• Working with police, local authorities and local councillors to tackle anti-social
behaviour (ASB) through the PCC’s innovative and ‘first for the country’ ASB
Taskforce
• Working with appropriate partners and the police to deliver programmes in
schools to combat unhealthy behaviours and relationships
• Chair the Local Criminal Justice Board to ensure that all partners across the
criminal justice system are focused on bringing offenders to justice
• Work with partners to share information, including schools and social services,
to help protect young people
• Work with expert providers and local authorities to tackle serious violence
perpetrators
• Work with local retailers to identify prolific offenders (e.g. drug addicts) and
encourage partners to use residential interventions to support rehabilitation
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Reducing reoffending is a shared interest for Police and Crime Commissioners
(PCCs) and the Probation Service, particularly given that around 80% of detected
crime is committed by repeat offenders. This attests to the importance of PCCs
and the Probation Service working closely to address shared priorities and
reduce crime.

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 introduced a new statutory
duty requiring the Probation Service to consult key local stakeholders on the
delivery of Community Payback in their area. Work is underway on the secondary
legislation needed to bring the duty into force, but in the meantime Police and
Crime Commissioners remain a key partner in shaping Community Payback
projects.

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The PCC is also collaborating with Probation in a number of other areas
including the introduction of a fourth Integrated Offender Manager (IOM) House
in Basingstoke provided by the Society of St James, contributing towards the
Circles South East Probation led contract regarding sex offenders, and also
having a joint focus on stalking and restorative justice.

Joint working with the Integrated Care

Partnership
The Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) is a statutory committee jointly convened
by local authorities and the NHS, comprised of a broad alliance of organisations
and other representatives as equal partners concerned with improving the public
health and social care services. The PCC is a member of the ICP Committee and
is also the Senior Responsible Executive for the Trauma Informed Programme.
The ICP has a vision described as ‘Happier Safer Healthier Together’ and has
agreed five priorities of children and young people - mental well-being, good
health and proactive care, workforce, digital and data. Hampshire and the Isle
of Wight Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Care Alliance (HIVCA) has
been established to help co-create strategies and solutions. HIVCA can swiftly
disseminate or gather information to and from diverse communities, gaining input
on specific issues, or mobilise specific activities.

Strategic Partnership Days

To harness the huge potential in bringing partners together to make communities
safer, the PCC introduced Strategic Partnership Days (SPDs). SPDs are held
three times a year and the first one took place in July 2023. The aim of SPDs
is to reduce the burden of multiple boards, facilitate systems thinking, support
partners in meeting their statutory obligation under the Serious Violence Duty,
and provide a platform to come together to discuss three important cross-cutting
areas:

1. Strategic Violence Reduction

2. Combating Drugs
3. Homicide Prevention

Bringing together the right people will foster growth in partner relationships
and identify opportunities for effective collaborations at a pan-Hampshire level,
whilst empowering local partnerships in place.
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PERFORMANCE
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600 More Police Officers by 2023
Increasing the number of police officers on our streets has been the PCC’s
top priority. As part of the national Police Uplift Programme (PUP) which saw
the government set a target of increasing the number of police officers across
the country by 20,000, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary was given a
recruitment target of an additional 498 police officers. However when elected as
Police and Crime Commissioner in May 2021, the PCC went one step further and
pledged an extra 102, bringing the total to 600.

The PCC undertook a budget review immediately after being elected to find
the income to fund the additional officers, and the success of this recruitment
programme was announced by the
PCC in April 2023.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Constabulary has recruited more
student officers under the national
Police Uplift Programme than almost
any other force.

New recruits are representative of

the community they serve (according
to 2021 census data), and the gender
split is very balanced with 45.55%
female and 54.45% male.
The Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable met with a group of 27
new recruits in March 2023.

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In January 2023, the Police and Crime Panel approved an increase in the council
tax precept by £15 for band D properties, and as a result, the PCC pledged to
fund the recruitment of 50 more police officers by March 2024. The increase in
officers will be in addition to the Constabulary’s current numbers, not replacing
officers leaving or retiring.

Since taking office in May 2021, the PCC has campaigned for the end of the
compulsory police entry degree, believing practical common sense life skills are
as important in policing as academic ability and that UK policing needs both.

In 2023, she supported the Chief Constable’s approach to recruitment and

retention with the creation of a new entry route into policing called Policing
PLUS. This new approach has ended the requirement to have a degree to join
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary as a police officer, and has also
enabled many current student officers to change from the current degree scheme
to the new scheme, should they wish. Ending the mandatory degree is estimated
to have freed up more than 100,000 hours of police officer time.
 28 The PCC invited Police and Crime Panel members to attend Netley Support HQ
in June 2023 where they had the opportunity to listen to a presentation from the
training team on how the new officers had been recruited, trained and accredited
into the Constabulary.

Members of the panel also had the opportunity to see officers being assessed
in a range of scenario based exercises, many of which included the use and
consideration of police powers.
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Improving Police Visibility
Recruitment
For the PCC, this priority is the foundation of effective policing; specifically
community policing and policing local neighbourhoods. It is important to the PCC
that the public feel their local police are accessible and present. The success of
the Police Uplift Programme (PUP) has meant communities are now beginning
to see the start of those new officers out on the streets. With more and more
coming out of their initial training, the PCC is confident that the
public will notice an increase in police presence.

Local Policing

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To further cement this priority into the bedrock
of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary,
the PCC is supporting the Chief Constable
in the restructure of the force into a new
geographical policing model. Changes
have already been made with the
introduction of new Area Commanders;
these posts have control over all of their
local and specialist resources allowing them
to deliver problem solving and crime fighting
capabilities at a local, bespoke level.

Police Front Counters

To further support the new operating model and connect
policing to local communities, the PCC has set aside £2M in the 2023-2024
budget to open 10 more police stations over the next 18 months.

Stations will open in Petersfield, Portsmouth, Cosham, Cowes, Ryde, Totton,

Yateley, Eastleigh, Park Gate and Gosport, providing communities with the
opportunity to report crime face-to-face once more.

The opening times of the new police stations will be determined based on local
demand. The force is poised to recruit Police Counter Enquiry Officers to manage
enquiries from the public. This is so that police officers can focus on front line
duties.

The force was among those to close stations during public sector cuts following
the 2009 financial crisis. Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight a large number
shut their doors to the public, although some of the stations remained in use as
operational bases.

Four of the 10 police stations will be brand new bases and the remaining six are
old police stations which will be re-opened.

Station Opening
West Cowes (new base) End 2023
Portsmouth Central (reopening) Spring 2024
Park Gate (reopening) Spring 2024
Petersfield (new base) Summer 2024
Totton (reopening) Autumn 2024
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Yateley (reopening) Autumn 2024
Eastleigh (new base) Early 2025
Cosham (new base) Early 2025
Gosport (relocating back) TBC

Technology
In addition to this, the PCC has supported improvements to the force’s
deployment system Pronto to ensure officer response is as efficient and effective
as possible.

Pronto is the most widely deployed mobile policing solution in the UK. The
Pronto application provides officers and staff the tools to carry out crucial parts
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of their duties whilst on patrol, meaning they can complete vital paperwork whilst
staying visible in the community.

Equipment
The PCC has purchased electric bikes for neighbourhood teams across the two
counties.

Officers in the South Wight Neighbourhood Policing Team were the first to
receive the bikes in March 2023. The efficiency of the bikes has meant the team
has been able to cover more ground on patrols, and given them a greater ability
to target locations and individuals and has increased their presence in Sandown,
Shanklin, Lake and Ventnor. The bikes have also enabled a quicker response to
reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and associated crimes such as drug related
activity and serious violence. Within four weeks the team covered more than
300km.

The PCC has also funded preventative support programmes which in many
cases is likely to free up police time to focus on crime. In the past year this has
included grant funding for tackling ASB, reduce offending and preventing youth
crime and exploitation.
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Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour
Whilst many incidents of anti-social behaviour (ASB) are not criminal, they are
a blight on local communities that can severely impact the quality of life of
residents.

The PCC has funded a wide range of projects throughout Hampshire and on the
Isle of Wight that specifically work with young people to divert them away from
anti-social behaviour and into meaningful activities. Incidents of ASB are often
precursors to more serious criminal offences which is why diversionary activities
are so important in tackling the problem.

If such behaviour is not addressed at the earliest opportunity, this can lead to
further, more serious offences and, in some cases, a lifetime of crime. ASB can
have an overwhelming impact on its victims and, in some cases, on the wider

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community.

In 2021, the PCC set aside £200K annually to launch an ASB Taskforce which
brings together organisations locally that need to work together to tackle anti-
social behaviour. The Commissioner continues to receive bids after two years of
success. In 2023, a total of nine bids with a value of £158,285 have been funded
across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight:

Date Value Bid Summary District

Matched funding to provide sleepers/

bunding on Portsdown hill due to ASB
Jun-23 £10,000 Portsmouth
and incidents relating to PSE around
Fort Widley and Widley Way

Jun-23 £5,000 Youth outreach funding Rushmore

Jun-23 £100,000 Funding for electric bikes for NPT Whole County

Workshops, lessons, speakers and

Apr-23 £10,200 safeguarding fair to tackle youth knife Southampton
crime

Youth outreach for community

Apr-23 £15,000 Portsmouth
mediation for Hot Walls

Feb-23 £1,250 Knife arch for Isle of Wight IOW

Feb-23 £1,575 Trial of youth outreach work in Ryde IOW

Feb-23 £9,960 2 x mobile CCTV cameras Winchester

Apr-23 £5,300 Youth Options club sessions Eastleigh

 32 The PCC instructed a thematic scrutiny of ASB management within the force in
2023 in order to understand how effective the police are at dealing with ASB.
The report reviewed the plans the police have in place to tackle ASB and its
effectiveness on ASB volumes, whether commissioned services are helping to
reduce ASB and to measure the awareness of the community trigger, or ASB case
review, and the PCC’s ASB Taskforce.

The findings of this review led to the PCC making 12 recommendations to the
Constabulary:

• Increase awareness within the community about roles and responsibilities of

agencies that respond to ASB
• Assess whether learning has been embedded, and if this has delivered the
force’s vision and approach to problem-solving
• Ensure the policing model is fit for purpose and puts neighbourhood policing
at its centre
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• Ensure local priorities are driven by community engagement and consultation

• Support PCSOs to develop their ability to tackle ASB
• Capture of best practice in relation to tackling ASB
• Work with local authorities to create a standardised process for the
community trigger, and raise awareness of the process

In response, the Constabulary has improved its ASB governance arrangements

and ensured the PCSO handbook is disseminated amongst all PCSOs so they are
aware of their roles and responsibilities in relation to ASB and their wider duties.

The force is also working towards improving the community trigger process with
Community Safety Partnerships, also known as the ASB Case Review.

The Chief Constable has already begun changing the force operating model
which will bring neighbourhood teams back into the heart of communities,
making them more effective at combating ASB.

Currently, the PCC funds 16 services to tackle ASB.

Between October 2022 and March 2023 reports of ASB decreased 26.7%
compared to the same period in 2021.

ASB Down by 26.7%

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A 16 year old boy engaged with Safer Spaces Fareham had been the victim of
a very serious violent assault which had left him with a head injury. This young
man was part of a group that was identified as being quite challenging in the
local area.

Through consistent contact during detached sessions, Safer Spaces Fareham

reported they were successful in building up a trusting relationship with the
young man. He came to feel comfortable to share personal information and ask
for additional support when he talked about problems at home with his mother
and his behaviour at school. Regular one-to-one sessions centred on managing
situations of conflict which seemed to be a common theme.

Throughout this journey the boy has shown incredible trust in the youth workers.

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He has developed a more positive view on the world and has identified that
things do not just happen but that he has a choice on how to act and how to
manage different situations. His school attendance has improved and number of
incidents in school has decreased.

On reflection, the young person said: “My support worker helps me work through
my problems and helps me keep calm.”
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Zero Tolerance on Knife Crime
“Violent crime is complex and we must understand the root cause to really get on
top of the issue.” – PCC Donna Jones

The PCC commended the Constabulary’s intensification activity to tackle knife

crime and serious violence during the Operation Sceptre national weeks of
action in November 2022 and May 2023.

In May, the force collected 123 disposed knives in surrender bins and doubled its
stop and search capacity from 63 in November to 142.

Whilst enforcement is key, tackling the root causes of violence and

understanding why someone picks up a knife to begin with lies at the heart of
the PCC’s mission to reduce knife-enabled crime, particularly amongst young
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people.
To support the Constabulary and wider partnership, the PCC opened a grants
round, calling on expert providers to help tackle knife crime and serious
violence. The Commissioner welcomed applications for the delivery of projects
and interventions or the purchase of physical items up to a maximum of £25K
that targeted people aged 25 years and under who are at risk of being drawn
into or who are already involved in serious violence.

Scrutiny
A thematic scrutiny of knife crime management within the force was conducted in
2023. The recommendations of this review were:

• Prioritise community engagement and working with those with lived

experience of serious violence and knife crime, particularly in communities
impacted the most
• Improve data collection and automation processes regarding knife crimes and
stop & search
• Prioritise longer term prevention and diversionary activities as well as
enforcement
• Strengthen effective partnership working to achieve medium to longer term
solutions
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The VRU is a multi-agency initiative that brings together local partners in
policing, the criminal justice system, education, health, and local government
to reduce violence in communities as a collective by taking a ‘public health
approach’. This means treating violence almost like a disease, searching for a
cure by using evidence to identify the causes and prevent the spread.
The PCC oversees the Hampshire and Isle of Wight VRU. It acts as a central
coordinating function which receives money from the Home Office. The team
work in the OPCC.

The Home Office gave partner agencies in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth
and Southampton a VRU Grant of £1.4M for 2022 to 2023 and £1.1M for 2023 to
2024 to co-commission initiatives to target 18-24 year olds involved in serious
violence and knife crime.

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A Strategic Violence Reduction Partnership Board was established in early 2023,
chaired by the PCC, to oversee the collaborative partnership response to serious
violence.

The VRU has commissioned a variety of interventions aimed at young people

based in schools, custody and A&E departments.

A&E Navigators
This scheme places No Limits youth workers in accident and emergency
departments across the Hampshire and Isle of Wight to provide support to young
people aged 11-25 years old who arrive injured.

Arriving at A&E with injuries caused by violence, specifically knife wounds, can
be a wake-up call, and having the right support in place can help young people
realise there is an alternative.

The total number of young people under 18 years old supported in 22/23 was
1,326.

Project RESET
RESET is a voluntary custody intervention programme for 18-25 year olds at
risk of being drawn further into the criminal justice system or who are already
involved. A RESET navigator will work alongside other services already
embedded in custody to provide support to a detained young person. The project
is about reducing crime and reoffending, reducing the demand on policing,
probation and other services, and helping young people get the right support
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referred to RESET.

Working with schools

The PCC has invested in a drama scheme in schools which uses techniques to
‘rehearse’ challenging situations to reduce the number of young people affected
by crime.

The scheme is run by Artswork, in partnership with BearFace Theatre, and so far
27 schools covering 201 staff and 1,216 children have signed up to register their
interest in the programme. A further 29 schools are interested in taking part in
the future. The project is funded for the next two years.
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Violent Crime Task Force

In January 2023, the PCC set up a Violent
Crime Task Force. The Violent Crime Task
Force is made up of 11 police officers plus
one Sergeant and one Inspector focused
on reducing serious violence, which
includes knife crime, robberies and serious
assaults.

The team is being centrally funded via the

Home Office for 2022-25. Hampshire and Isle
of Wight Constabulary was awarded £508,479
to fund the team for 2022-23.

The Violent Crime Task Force works

with local police teams throughout
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to
understand high risk offenders and
hotpots areas and offer proactive solutions to
prevent violence from happening.
The Task Force is helping local officers
understand the key issues in their
neighbourhood and bolstering police
visibility by supporting them on extra
patrols.

The team is reviewing crime patterns, key

offenders and key locations and then offering
bespoke plans to neighbourhood teams
to help reduce violence, and ultimately to
prevent incidents from happening.

The Task Force already boasts some

recent successes by cutting robberies
up to 45% through tactical work in
Portsmouth, dramatically reducing the
number of incidents in the town centre.
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Trauma Informed Practitioners (TIPs) have been commissioned by the VRU
to support policing. TIPs patrol with police and advocate a ‘trauma informed
approach’ founded upon safety, trust, choice, collaboration and empowerment.
The TIPs are recruited and managed by Rock Pool and will be evaluated by John
Moores University. Two TIPs started in May 2023 to support Waterlooville Police,
and another two TIPs are being recruited to support Portsmouth Police. The TIPs
will be in post for two years.

Trauma-informed practice is an approach to health and care interventions

which is grounded in the understanding that trauma exposure can impact an
individual’s development.

Trauma-informed practice aims to increase practitioners’ awareness of how

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trauma can negatively impact on individuals and communities, and their ability to
feel safe.

The practice aknowledges the need to see beyond an individual’s behaviours

and to ask, ‘What does this person need?’ rather than ‘What is wrong with this
person?’.

The Trauma Informed Executive Board (TIE Board) produced a Concordat with
a mission to embed ‘trauma informed practice’ across public services. The
Concordat was signed by senior leaders across 18 organisations and WAVE Trust
has been supporting the PCC to develop a strategy to deliver the Concordat.

Pivotal role in making communities safer

In January 2023, Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and Deputy
Mayors gained new responsibilities to tackle and prevent serious violence in
communities with the introduction of the Serious Violence Duty.

The Duty was introduced by the Government through the Police, Crime,
Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act 2022 and places a duty on specific
organisations such as the police, fire service, justice partners, health and local
authorities to collaborate to prevent and tackle serious violence in their local
area, with PCCs at the heart of its coordination.

Under the Duty, all statutory partners must work together to develop a strategic
needs assessment of the unique causes of violence in their area and then
publish a strategy on how they
will tackle it.

In Hampshire and on the Isle of

Wight, the PCC is responsible
for monitoring the exercise of
functions under the Duty and
holding partners to account for
their compliance and delivery.

In July 2023, the PCC launched

the Violence Reduction Fund
which is an opportunity to
support smaller community
based interventions.
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Prevent Young People from
Committing Crime
The PCC remains focused on reducing the number of young people committing
crime by preventing young people from taking drugs, carrying knives, and
joining urban street gangs. The PCC has concentrated efforts on funding
early interventions supported by parents in the first years of a child’s life and
throughout their time in the education system.

Youth Offending Teams (YOT) were provided with funding in April 2022 to
prevent young people from entering the Criminal Justice System (CJS). This is
aided by working alongside the police, probation and charities to prevent youth
reoffending.
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The Violence Reduction Unit’s (VRU) Director was appointed by the PCC to
lead and influence strategic direction to YOT and improve the understanding of
overlapping services. The VRU is also embedded into the local system response
to offending, and is able to influence the system response, whilst encouraging
the use of data to aid early identification of young people who may be at risk of
criminality.

Through the Safer Communities Fund (SCF), which finances more than 40
projects every year, the PCC has provided £528,673 of funding for diversionary
initiatives that aim to prevent youth crime and exploitation. These include
community outreach projects, one-to-one mentoring services, crime awareness
programmes, workshops for those on the edge of exclusion, and sport, art and
other recreational activities.
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Pete’s attendance at school was poor. He had ADHD but wasn’t taking his
medication regularly and his behaviour was becoming concerning. He started to
commit lower level ASB in the community and was aggressive towards his mother
at home. Pete was also going missing regularly and there were concerns that he
was being exploited. Pete was referred to Motiv8 through Fareham’s Early Help
Hub.

Following the co-ordination of whole family support, including stepping up to a

Child in Need plan, support took a variety of forms such as home visits, walk and
talks, sessions at the centre, and a lot of cooking sessions. Pete enjoyed cooking
and engaged best whilst cooking or taking part in an activity. Pete and his family
were supported with transition from school to the Education Centre.

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One-to-one support was undertaken to address challenging behaviours
and parenting support with mum, and setting consistent boundaries and
consequences with SHAPE (Motiv8’s Positive Parenting Course). Links were also
made with the local PCSO to try and build a positive relationship with police,
referral to the local Partnership Action Group and communication with the liaison
and diversion team when Pete was in police custody.

Pete was also offered support to manage his mental health needs with Child &
Adolescent Mental Health Services, specifically around his ADHD medication and
highlighting the importance of taking this consistently.

This approach has led Pete to start to make the right choices in the community.
He is now taking his ADHD medication regularly, and this is having a positive
impact on his relationship with his mother.

Pete’s support worker said: ‘’Although initial engagement was hard, we didn’t
give up! Pete and I have a trusted relationship and I am pleased he is now
opening up to his challenges and together we are finding solutions.’’

Pete said: “I don’t know where I’d be if it

was not for the support I have received.
Massive thank you.”
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Youth Engagement
Youth Commission
The Youth Commission (YC) is an opportunity for young people
to have their say on crime and policing issues
that matter most to them and help shape
decisions about policing and crime across
Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.

Each year the Youth Commission:

• Influences the work of the

Independent Office of Police Conduct
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(IOPC) Youth Panel

• Works with and encourages the
police to be seen in the community in
positive situations
• Promotes projects and campaigns through
social media channels
• Attends community events to promote the YC Big
Conversation

The Youth Commission 2022 annual report was launched in November 2022
following consultations with young people which enabled them to share their
ideas and experiences to help shape the future of policing and how it deals
with crime. The report included a number of recommendations around the three
identified priorities regarding being safe
on the streets, substance misuse, and
hate and hostility.

The YC also works closely with policing

to support the Child Centred Policing
(CCP) Strategy, and offers ideas on how
police can improve interaction with young
people.

Youth Independent Advisory

Group
The Youth Independent Advisory Group (YIAG)
has continued its work scrutinising police conduct
with young people. The YIAG has been involved
in the scrutiny of body worn video footage and
liaising with school PCSOs.
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The YC and YIAG attended the Winchester Court Open Day in March 2023 where
they engaged with young people about their work and priorities. The YC shared
the Big Conversation 2022 report and encouraged young people to take part in
the Big Conversation 2023. Approximately 500 responses have been gathered so
far for the 2023 report.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has endorsed / adopted Hampshire
and Isle of Wight OPCC Cyber Ambassadors across the UK. This will continue to
be supported by the PCC’s Youth Engagement Team. A government initiative has
been adopted into the Portsmouth City Digital Partnership and Hampshire and
Isle of Wight OPCC formed part of its implementation.

In February 2023, more than 100 children attended a Safer Internet Day event

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as part of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Cyber Ambassador Scheme. The
conference, hosted at King Edward VI School, brought together Key Stage 3/
Key Stage 4 Cyber Ambassadors from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
and welcomed professionals from the police, charities, cyber professionals and
cyber educators who delivered workshops to the 100+ secondary school children
alongside Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Terry Norton.

The workshops explored online safety and cyber topics with key industry
partners and provided opportunities to talk about career paths with young
enthusiasts, as well debate key topics affecting the nation, like the Online Safety
Bill.

Head Teacher of King Edward VI School, Neal Parker, said: “It has been a real
privilege to host this day, working alongside these important organisations, such
as the Police, the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office, and also the charities
involved.

“I think the key thing for us is educating children so that they can manage their
own online presence, enabling them to have the resilience and the tools to thrive
online; it is such an important thing when the internet is such a big part of our
everyday lives.

“We want to make sure that children, not just here at King Edward’s but across
the region, are able to successfully protect themselves online and I really hope
this conference has assisted in achieving that.”
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Making it Easier to Report Crime
Through 101
The PCC understands that the 101 service residents are receiving is not
good enough and this was recognised within His Majesty’s Inspectorate of
Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Service (HMICFRS) PEEL inspection 2021/22
(police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy).

The report’s recommendations are being overseen by the PCC to ensure contact
with the public improves through senior police leadership.

This includes ensuring that the Constabulary answers emergency calls quickly
and that the public receive the correct crime prevention advice when contacting
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the police.

Between July 2023 and Sept 2023 the PCC’s Scrutiny Manager undertook
a thematic scrutiny of the Constabulary’s 101 service, specifically focusing
on service performance, demand, people and technology to understand the
challenges that stand in the way of achieving an effective service level.

The PCC has written to the Chief Constable outlining the issues and expectations
for the future which reflects the requirements in the HMICFRS PEEL inspection.

Recruitment and retention of

staff in Contact Management
Centres (CMCs) has
contributed to the ongoing
service level issues. Plans
are in place to address this
alongside the restructure
of the Constabulary’s new
policing model by also
redistributing the CMCs into
the area model. This change is
in motion and aims to improve
response times, deployment of
resources and ensure reported
incidents to the police receive
feedback. This last objective
is key for the PCC; a large
percentage of calls are made
every year by members of
the public who are seeking
feedback on crimes reported.

An overhaul of the crime

reporting function is underway to ensure victims receive information about
their report at the earliest opportunity. This is supported by an online portal
that victims are able to access easily for additional information about support
services. It also gives victims the ability to seek updates from the officer
assigned to their case.
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Improved Outcomes for Victims
Victims of crime need to have confidence and trust in the criminal justice system
for it to work effectively.

The PCC is regularly made aware of cases where victims have been let down,
especially those who have been victims of the most horrific crimes, including
rape, domestic and sexual abuse, and sexual violence. Ensuring support is
available from the first point of contact with the police through to resolution
including the court process, is vital.

The PCC chairs the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Local Criminal Justice Board
(LCJB) bringing together agencies with responsibility for delivering criminal
justice services across our area. Through strong LCJB leadership and working
in partnership, they focus on ensuring quality support is provided to victims and

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witnesses, and this improves their experience of the criminal justice system.

Before being elected as Chair of the Association of Police & Crime

Commissioners (APCC) in July 2023, the PCC held the position of joint national
lead for the APCC Victim Portfolio. This work involved nationally supporting
PCCs in their role as advocates in hearing the voices of victims and supporting
their needs, delivering quality services through clearer funding, strong
partnerships with better governance, and driving engagement with legislation to
ensure proper resourcing is available and in place. The strategic priorities for the
portfolio are:

• Delivering safer communities

• Delivering excellence in policing
• Transforming the criminal justice system
• Supporting and speaking up for victims of crime

For the financial year 2023-24, the OPCC has commissioned 57 initiatives worth
£4,804,581 through its grants and contract funding that deliver support to victims
around the following themes:

• Stalking
• Tackling ASB
• Equality and inclusion
• Domestic abuse
• Hidden harm
• Sexual crime

In December 2022, a joint audit was carried out on the Force’s and OPCC’s
response to victims and witnesses of crime and their roles and responsibilities in
providing support and monitoring. This provided a number of observations and
recommendations which the PCC has oversight of, to ensure they are sufficiently
addressed. These include:

• A review of the policies and procedures for police officers and staff for
the mandatory requirements relating to the journey of a victim, ensuring
accessibility to support
• A review of the Victim’s Code of Practice training schedule, and production of
a 12-month plan for delivery (including refresher training)
• Measurement of compliance with the Victims’ Code of Practice (VCOP) to
ensure that victims and witnesses are kept updated as their case progresses.
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Restorative
Justice
The PCC recommissioned the
Restorative Justice Service across
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and
the new contract started in April 2023.
Restorative Solutions was awarded a
three year contract (with the potential
to extend for up to a further two years)
to continue delivering the service. The
PCC secured partnership funding from
the Probation Service to enable the
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scope of the service to be expanded

and has continued to provide additional
funding to ensure there is a focus
on neighbourhood mediation and
Restorative Justice for cases of anti-
social behaviour (ASB).

For the 2022/23 financial year,

referrals into the service increased
by 21% (315 to 381) with the provider
reporting an increase in the complexity
of cases such as individuals with
learning difficulties and disclosures
regarding safeguarding concerns.

For the last financial year, Restorative

Solutions facilitated 284 restorative
processes (2.2% increase) and these
were predominantly offences in
relation to violence against the person
with injury (43.6%) and public order
(22.9%). Following the Restorative
Justice Process, out of 148 offenders
who engaged, 125 (84.5%) have not
reoffended in the 12 months following
the restorative process.

Of those that provided feedback, 81%

of participants saw an improvement
across four different outcomes:

• Improved health and well-being

• Better ability to cope with aspects of
everyday life
• Increase feelings of safety
• Better informed and empowered to
act

The remaining 19% were recorded

as seeing no change, with 0% of
participants reporting a deterioration.
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VAWG
In early 2023, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) was considered a
national threat for the first time and added to the Strategic Policing Requirement
(SPR) by the Home Secretary, recognising the risk it currently presents to public
safety and confidence.

The SPR ensures Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables focus
resources, and it sets clear expectations on police to tackle VAWG and how they
must works with others, including collaborating with other agencies.

The term ‘Violence Against Women and Girls’ (VAWG) refers to acts of violence
or abuse that disproportionately affect women and girls. Crimes and behaviour
covered by this term include rape and other sexual offences, domestic abuse,
stalking, ‘honour-based’ abuse (including female genital mutilation, forced

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marriage and ‘honour’ killings), offences committed online, and many others. The
term ‘violence against women and girls’ is used throughout this report, but this
refers to all victims of any of these offences.

An event was held on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women and Girls (also known as White Ribbon Day) in November 2022
which coincided with the anniversary of the launch of the PCC’s VAWG Task
Group. This event provided an opportunity to reflect on what the partnership had
collectively achieved, as well as consider the future of the VAWG Task Group to
ensure it remained fit for purpose.

Some of the work the Task Group has carried out over the last 12 months
included:

• A problem profile of VAWG across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight was
formed through surveys, focus groups and interviews. The findings were
presented at the VAWG event in November, including some of the direct
feedback from focus group participants.

• The PCC has invested more than £350K to tackle domestic abuse perpetrators
in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Working in partnership with the four
local authorities plus the Hampton Trust and Stop Domestic Abuse, the
funding will recruit domestic abuse practitioners to work alongside the police
as part of Project Foundation. Project Foundation is an innovative scheme
that brings together Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and specialist
domestic abuse perpetrator practitioners to identify and manage the most
dangerous perpetrators of physical and sexual violence in the community by
offering them pathways to try and help change their behaviour as a long term
solution to protect victims. The
project’s focus is on perpetrators
whose abuse has occurred in
a family setting where children
are present and where police
have not been able to bring a
charge. The Project Foundation
Practitioners will help the police
identify which perpetrators need
intervention to stop offending
by analysing existing police and
partnership data. Foundation
Practitioners will then support
Police with engagement activity
to motivate perpetrators to
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• As part of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary response to
perpetrators of domestic abuse, a dashboard was created by the OPCC
to provide an overview of services to reduce reoffending. Ultimately,
the dashboard supports the Constabulary to identify intervention and
rehabilitation opportunities with additional pathways into domestic abuse
services, prison and probation.

• In partnership with local sports clubs, the PCC launched a campaign around
White Ribbon Day and the associated 16 days of action to tackle violence
against women and girls in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight.

Stalking
The OPCC was successful in a partnership bid to the Home Office for funding
for stalking interventions at the end of March 2023. The OPCC was awarded
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£479,413 for year one and £532,348 for year two. In addition, the PCC will be
contributing £80K match funding per annum.

The MASP (multi-agency stalking project) aims to:

• Consolidate and expand system-wide collaborative partnerships between

Southern Health Foundation Trust, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary,
Probation Service, OPCC, CPS, Victim Advocacy and Domestic Abuse Services
to facilitate an early and effective response to stalking
• Provide Psychologist Led Stalking Interventions (PLSI) to reduce the risk of
reoffending amongst stalking perpetrators
• Provide support and advocacy to the victim/survivor

The interventions will be trauma informed, formulation-based, target specific

areas of need and delivered by psychologists.

All MASP activity and outcomes will be independently evaluated by the

University of Southampton.

A new Stalking Advocacy and Support Service was launched on 1 July 2023,
trebling the number of specialist advocates available across the two counties.
The PCC has invested £130K per annum for a contract from 1 July 2023 to 31
March 2026.
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47
The OPCC successfully supported bids working in partnership with Portsmouth
City Council and Southampton City Council for the Home Office’s Safer Streets
Fund (Round 4). This funding has delivered several key interventions including:

• Delivery of Mentors in Violence Prevention programmes in educational

establishments, enabling more focus on underlying issues and enabling young
women and men to break free of traditional stereotypes. It will build upon
established relationships and ensure young people have a continuum of care,
being peer led to address the factors leading to VAWG.
• Coordination of safe space initiatives for women and girls to receive support
when they experience sexual violence and harassment in public places. This
will extend the work already undertaken.
• Community in motion, targeting key professions to develop a positive

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bystander model to equip them with knowledge and awareness around
sexual violence that can be delivered to night time economy (NTE) venues,
hospitality locations and key organisations servicing the NTE.
• Direct work with NTE venues and women within the sex industry to provide
information and support around safety planning.
• Situational measures to improve safety by improving CCTV, lighting, access,
and removing offensive and demeaning graffiti to reduce opportunity for
sexual crimes and ASB.
• Street Pastors responding to vulnerable women in the NTE.

There are various programmes of work underway to combat unhealthy

behaviours, challenge gender stereotypes and campaigns focused on student
safety being delivered in schools. These are included in the OPCC commissioned
domestic abuse contracts, safer streets, VRU and SCF grants funded schemes.

Photo credit: RCM Agency

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Crackdown on Unauthorised
Encampments
Unauthorised encampments across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight cost
taxpayers hundreds of thousands of pounds each year. The effect on local
communities is substantial, including a heightened fear of crime. In response
to extensive public consultation, in 2022 a new Police, Crime, Sentencing and
Courts (PCSC) Act was implemented. This created a new criminal offence of
residing a vehicle on land without permission.

The PCC has supported local authority partners, the Constabulary and
landowners through lobbying the Home Office and seeking clarification on
elements of the PCSC Act. Target hardening work has been explored to improve
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services and amenities through meetings chaired by the Commissioner, and

outside of this individual cases have been assessed (e.g. Portchester barrier
heights & Rowlands Castle). This has included exploring funding opportunities.

The PCC has maintained oversight of the force’s response to unauthorised

encampments to ensure legislative requirements are met and to ensure the
force responds swiftly to reassure the public that their concerns are being
taken seriously. A well-developed process is in place across the force area with
its local authority partners, which means authorities are able to respond to
encampments effectively.

The PCC has considered the impact of any local proposals as to the requirements
of the Public Service Equality Duty in addition to proposing solutions in order to
reduce any vulnerability of adults and children.

Presentations and examination of other models and approaches have been

coordinated, giving partners and local authorities options for reducing
opportunities and enabling a fair and proportionate approach.

The table below shows how many times police powers were considered or used:

Area 2021 2022 Jan-23 to Jun-23

Fareham/Gosport 3 2 6
Havant/
11 14 6
Waterlooville
East Hants 2 2 1
Potsmouth 11 15 3
Southampton 7 6 2
Winchester 6 9 4
New Forest 0 12 11
Hart & Rushmoor 19 5 4
Test Valley 2 6 5
Basingstoke 4 2 1
Isle of Wight 0 0 0
Eastleigh 7 10 2
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Targeting Rural Crime
The PCC’s mission to target rural crime, and crime in rural areas has continued
over the last 12 months. Rural communities are more frequently becoming
victims of serious and organised crime. These often include machine thefts, hare
coursing, poaching, trespassing, and fly-tipping. This is costing farmers and
landowners hundreds of thousands of pounds per year. The PCC continues to
be a voice for those in rural communities ensuring that the police are taking the
appropriate action.

The Commissioner has funded researcher and analyst roles to create a problem
profile for rural crime to identify the volume of crimes committed, which crime
types these consist of, and trends in time and location.

In addition, the PCC’s pledge to improve police visibility and response in rural

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areas has resulted in:

• Five Barn Meets in 2022: Basingstoke, New Forest, Test Valley North, Hart and
the Isle of Wight
• Yarn in the Barn event in Lyndhurst in February 2023
• Deployment of a full time Country Watch Coordinator
• Supporting a rural survey: 1,226 responses with a 100% completion rate
• Providing quarterly updates into the force’s Rural Times publication to reach
rural readers
• Training all new recruits in the contact management centre and student
officers as well as local and response officers on rural crime

Commissioner’s Emerging Needs Fund

Round one of the Commissioner’s Emerging Needs Fund launched in February
2023 that welcomed applications for grant funding or physical items to target
rural crime and reduce crime in rural areas.

Nearly £84K was awarded to ten successful applications:

• HIOWC £25K – re-deployable ANPR cameras

• HIOWC £14,440 – thermal imaging equipment & ANPR purchase for Northern
Area dog handlers
• HIOWC £13K – mobile battery operated ANPR kit
• HIOWC £11,799 – Mounted Rural Patrol volunteers, kit & equipment
• Elvetham Heath Parish Council £3,221 – improved rural lighting
• Beaulieu Parish Council £1,590 – replacement ANPR cameras
• Northwood Parish Council £1K – security camera equipment
• Family Values £5K – engagement programme for parents of teenagers
• Winchester Street Reach £4,509.33 – weekly youth club in Micheldever
• The Reanella Trust £4,440 – supporting young people on the Isle of Wight
 50 Technology
An online platform named DISC has been promoted that provides further
engagement between rural businesses and Country Watch. Over 650 subscribers
to the two-way system allows online reporting for subscribers, as well as
news/alert tools for police officers to communicate emerging guidance and
information.

Crime prevention tools

The prevention and investigation of rural, wildlife and heritage crime was
identified as a key priority by the PCC and Chief Constable.

In June 2023, the PCC’s team produced a booklet that outlines neighbourhood
schemes individuals can join, how a crime scene should be protected and
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preserved for officers to be able to gather best evidence, and advice on the most
common rural crimes with key crime prevention advice.
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Business Crime
Businesses are a key part of local communities. Verbal and physical assaults on
retail staff have been on the increase, especially since the pandemic in 2020/21.
Commercial burglaries and fraud also affect businesses and retailers. The PCC
understands the importance of this and has been keen to support businesses
who contribute to a growing local economy, which in turn helps to make local
communities feel safer.

The PCC has continued to support the Association of Convenience Stores on

their national campaign ‘Shop Kind’. This campaign seeks to raise awareness of
increased violence and aggression towards retail workers.

Additional information has been shared via the Safer Hampshire Business
Partnership including:

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• National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership guidance to raise
awareness of infrastructure crimes that impact businesses and the support
that can be provided
• A commercial burglary guide in partnership with the Constabulary’s crime
prevention officers
• Advice and resources available from the Economic and Cyber Crime team
• National Business Crime Centre ASB guides and information

The OPCC has worked in partnership with The Society of St James (SSJ),
Southern Co-op and Portsmouth City Council to introduce a Business Crime
Navigator Pilot that began in September 2022 to reduce business crime by
taking a holistic person-centred approach to look at root causes. This pilot
has engaged with a small but prolific group of business crime offenders and is
seeking to provide softer outcomes such as a reduction in substance misuse, and
a behaviour change around employment.

Since the start of the pilot, the Navigator has worked with 15 people. Out of
the 15 people, several have very complex needs not limited to but aggravated
by substance misuse. This means engagement has been hard but four of those
individuals have fully engaged with the Navigator. They have sought help
and support for their mental health, completed a detox, got themselves into
accommodation and one has stopped shoplifting completely. Police records show
shoplifting is reducing, even when a person is not actively engaging.
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05
LOOKING TO
THE FUTURE
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Looking to the future
I am very proud of the achievements over my time in office and the results over the
past 12 months which are highlighted in this report.

The world of policing never stands still, but I enjoy working at pace to find solutions
that make communities safer.

I identified the opportunity to reset the standard by hiring a new Chief Constable
in February 2023. Scott Chilton and I have fostered a strong partnership through
our shared vision of what we think policing should be. Together, we have started
to make great strides into Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s next
chapter. The Chief ’s new operating model is cutting through bureaucracy to
deliver a straight-forward, crime fighting function to the public once more. I’m

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delighted to have started to see this take shape under Scott’s leadership. His
new priorities for the force are relentlessly pursuing criminals, getting justice for
victims and delivering excellent local policing. In my third year as Police and Crime
Commissioner, this fresh focus is helping me deliver all my pledges in my Police and
Crime Plan.

The top of my list was always to increase police numbers first and foremost to
begin building the force the public expect. Following the Constabulary’s successful
recruitment drive which beat the national targets set through the Police Uplift
Programme, hundreds of extra officers have joined the Constabulary’s front line
during my time in office. Many of the officers recruited are already in post, serving
you in your community, and some are just finishing their initial training. They will
soon join teams across the two counties, bolstering our response to crime and anti-
social behaviour, from our cities to our glorious countryside.

With more numbers there comes more visibility. The public have told me they want
to see these officers patrolling their neighbourhoods and responding to calls for
help. This is why I have announced an 18 month plan to reopen 10 more police
stations and put those officers back in the heart of communities.

The future of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is that it is going to be

open for business, ready to take your call, respond to you in your time of need, and
take on the criminals at court with quality investigations.

With the budget set for

the year ahead with a
huge investment in police
stations and staff, I will
ensure that the force
has the resources and
infrastructure needed to
make Hampshire and Isle of
Wight the safest places in
the country.

I will continue to lead the

fight against crime by
working closely with the
Chief Constable and our
partners to make sure that
residents get the policing
service they deserve.
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06
ANNEXES
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Contracts
Organisation
Amount
name Amount for
for 1 Apr
Project / Service providing Project / Service Summary 1 Oct 22 to
23 to 30
the grant / 31 Mar 23
Sept 23
service
Appropriate
Adults for The To provide the Appropriate Adult
vulnerable Appropriate Service in Police Custody for £26,108 £26,108
adults in HCC, Adult Service vulnerable adults
SCC and IOW

To manage domestic abuse

Domestic Abuse

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perpetrators across the Hampshire
Perpetrator
The Hampton County Council and Southampton
Service £35,000 £35,000
Trust City Council area, with a wider
(Hampshire and
focus on identification and risk
Southampton)
assessment

Frankie Workers To provide therapeutic counselling

and Frankie to 0-18 year olds traumatised
No Limits £63,703 £63,703
Worker Play through being ‘Missing, Exploited
Worker or Trafficked’ or sexually abused

* Improve outcomes for adult

victims, their children and their
families affected by domestic
abuse
* Improve the access to services
Hampshire Stop
and referral pathways for those
Domestic Abuse Domestic £147,250 £147,250
requiring advice, guidance and
Service Abuse
support relating to domestic abuse
* Improve outcomes for adult
victims, their children and their
families affected by domestic
abuse

A contribution to the Integrated

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Crime
The You Service on the Isle of Wight . The
Trust (The integrated service will include
Domestic Abuse Hampton refuge provision, Independent
& Sexual Crime Trust - Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA), £72,500 £72,500
Service ISVA & DA Independent Domestic Violence
Perpetrator Advisor (IDVA), group support,
work) support for children, domestic
abuse perpetrators service,
counselling and outreach support

To provide therapeutic counselling

to 0-18 year olds traumatised
Frankie Workers Barnardos £11,297 £11,297
through being ‘Missing, Exploited
or Trafficked’ or sexually abused
 56 To provide a Crisis Support Worker
to ensure the Victim of a serious
SARC Crisis
Treetops sexual offence is supported within £15,000 £15,000
Support Worker
the Sexual Assault Referral Centre
(SARC)

A contribution to Portsmouth City

Council’s commissioned integrated
domestic abuse support service.
Stop The integrated service will include
Domestic Abuse
Domestic refuge provision, community £81,325 £81,325
Service
Abuse outreach support, 1:1 support,
group work and support for young
people. This also includes funding
for DA Perpetrator support
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To provide therapeutic counselling

to 0-18 year olds traumatised
Frankie Workers No Limits £7,553 £7,553
through being ‘Missing, Exploited
or Trafficked’ or sexually abused

To ensure that offenders whose

crimes cause most damage and
harm locally are managed in a
Portsmouth IOM Society of St.
co-ordinated way, with an aim £23,500 £23,500
Services James
of reducing offending behaviour
and addressing drug and alcohol
dependency

To provide a Restorative Justice

Restorative Restorative Service to residents of Hampshire,
£187,500 £187,500
Justice Service Solutions Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and
Southampton
A bespoke intervention for
offenders who have committed
Hate Crime offences who are
eligible for a conditional Out
of Court Disposal (OoCD). The
intervention aims to reduce the
Hate Crime impact and frequency of Hate
Rise Mutual
Out of Court Crime and reoffending, enhance £5,625 £6,772
CIC
Disposal awareness of the consequences
of behaviour, increase empathy
and victim awareness and
help offenders develop an
understanding and acceptance
of others’ beliefs, cultures and
values

To ensure that offenders whose

crimes cause most damage and
harm locally are managed in a
Society of St.
IOM Service co-ordinated way, with an aim £163,750 £163,750
James
of reducing offending behaviour
and addressing drug and alcohol
dependency
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57
Domestic A contribution to Southampton
Domestic Abuse Abuse (sub- City Council’s commissioned
£73,000 £73,000
Service contractors Domestic Violence and Sexual
Yellow Door Abuse Service
& No Limits)
Out of Court
Conditional Caution intervention
Intervention for
The Hampton for perpetrators of intimate and
intimate and £47,613 £47,613
Trust non-intimate (family members)
non-intimate
domestic abuse
domestic abuse

Conditional A Conditional Caution intervention

Caution for women who have offended
The Hampton
Intervention to address the underlying root £24,885 £24,885
Trust

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for Women who causes of offending in a trauma
have Offended informed way

The Victim Care Service provides

support for victims of crime to
help them cope with, and recover
from, the harmful effects of the
crime they have experienced. It
is open to all victims no matter
what the type of crime, regardless
of whether the crime has been
reported to the police or not, and
no matter how recently or how
long ago the crime took place.

A variety of support and advice is

available depending on the victims
need:
* Practical Support – for
Victim Care Victim example the provision of alarms,
£425,000 £425,000
Service Support signposting or referrals to other
organisations and advice relating
to the Criminal Injuries and
Compensation Authority claims
* Emotional Support – talking
about experiences with a
trained supporter and working
in partnership to develop ways
to increase confidence or self-
esteem.
* Intensive Support – for victims
of more serious crimes, such as
sexual violence and domestic
abuse, the most vulnerable
victims and those that have been
persistently targeted, intensive
support is available
Independent Sexual Violence
Adviser (ISVA), a trained specialist
ISVA Service Yellow Door offering practical and emotional £125,000 £125,000
support to victims and survivors of
sexual crime
 58 An independent and specialist
Independent
Stop stalking advocacy and support
Stalking
Domestic service which provides specialist £0 £32,500
Advocate
Abuse support to victims of stalking
Service
(including in a digital capacity)

Circles South East offers

rehabilitation and reintegration
Sexual Crime
Circles South support to those convicted
Perpetrator £0 £17,736
East of sexual abuse. They work
Contract
in partnership with statutory
agencies to reduce sexual harm

£1,535,608 £1,586,991
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Safer Communities Fund
& Youth Offending Team
Organisation Amount
Amount for
Project / name providing for 1 Oct
Project / Service Summary 1 Apr 23 to
Service the grant / 22 to 31
30 Sept 23
service Mar 23
Street Pastors are trained,
uniformed Christian
volunteers providing care
and practical help supporting
Street Pastors Street Pastors
the night time economy £6,793 £7,223

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Portsmouth Portsmouth
and vulnerable areas of
Portsmouth during the
daytime to maintain a safe
environment
The project will involve
working with young people
in outreach and detached
settings over two evenings
Safer Spaces Y Services for per week to support and
£4,667 £0
Fareham Young people work with all young people
to reduce offending and
anti-social behaviour by an
experienced team of youth
workers
LINX delivers trauma
informed interventions with
young people to address
the link between adverse
childhood experiences and
risk taking behaviour. LINX
LINX Hampton Trust £13,200 £0
Healthy Relationship/Sexual
Respect workshops enable
young people to address the
link between experience,
attitudes and harmful sexual
behaviours
A flexible open-access
detached youth project
responding to hotspot areas
of anti-social behaviour
(ASB) and exploitation across
Southampton
Youth Options Southampton, aiming to lower £13,333 £14,000
Detached
offending, reduce the burden
on local police, and create
better relationships between
young people and their
communities
 60 We offer care, support and
practical help to people in
IOW town centres at night,
with a particular focus on
Isle of Wight Isle of Wight
reducing alcohol related £4,737 £5,040
Street Pastors Street Pastors
crime and anti-social
behaviour and supporting
victims of alcohol-related
crime
Provide independent
Independent specialist support to victims
Stalking of high risk stalking offences.
Aurora New
Advocacy High risk offences are those £20,000 £10,000
Dawn
Caseworker - being investigated under
West s.4a of the Protection Against
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Harassment Act 1997

Provision of counselling
support for victims of crime
Counselling
and ASB where practical and
support for
Victim Support emotional type support is not £7,000 £7,000
victims of crime
sufficient for them to cope
and ASB
with and/or recover from the
effects of the crime/incidents
The C&YP ISVA provides
robust support to children
and young people aged
Children &
under 18 years who have
Young People’s
experienced historic or
Independent Hampton Trust £18,000 £17,500
current sexual abuse. This
Sexual Violence
includes additional support
Advisor (IOW)
and guidance to families in
how to support their children
through such trauma
Volunteering and employment
programme that gives
Pathways opportunities to people who
The Society of St
(previously are looking to build new skills £10,000 £10,000
James
pathfinders) and experiences to help them
move away from addiction
and offending
The Cafe in the Park is a
supported work project
to provide volunteering,
employment and training
The Society of St opportunities for vulnerable
Cafe in the Park £10,000 £10,000
James people with complex needs
including substance misuse,
offending, mental/physical
health, domestic abuse and
homelessness
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61
will go out into city centre
Transforming
hotspots to re-engage with
the City
people causing ASB, rebuild
Centre through Trinity
trust and encourage renewed £7,000 £6,750
encouraging Winchester
access to Trinity’s daycentre
behavioural
services - reducing the
change
adverse impact on residents
and visitors to Winchester
Young person-centred,
trauma informed advice,
information and support, in
an age appropriate setting,
Early Help for
to reduce the possibility
Vulnerable No Limits £10,000 £10,000
of highly vulnerable young
Young People

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people, with many of the
wider determinants of crime,
becoming offenders or victims
of crime (or both)
Intensive, case-held
and drop-in support for
highly vulnerable young
parents (17-24) at highest
risk of social exclusion
Bright and intergenerational
No Limits £15,000 £15,000
Beginnings disadvantage, to provide both
short-term and long-term
reduction in vulnerability to
offending, violence and harm,
for young parents and their
children
OC delivers education and
employability benefits for
Oarsome YP through a combination of
Chance (OC): workshop-based learning and
outreach physical activities, alongside
programme Oarsome Chance a high level of wrap-around £14,733 £14,750
for vulnerable support. We plan to extend
young people this support through the
(YP) development of our family
support and outreach
activities
We would like to deliver a
multi skills & football training
programme designed to aid
in decreasing the risk of
Aspire 2B offending/reoffending and
Aspire Ryde £4,200 £3,585
Active anti-social/violent behaviour
in young people. Engaging
vulnerable young people and
those at risk of becoming
victims of crime
 62 To deliver our crime
awareness programme to
primary school aged children
across Southampton and the
Crime New Forest, equipping them
Youth Options £2,167 £2,175
Awareness with the knowledge needed
to divert them away from
crime and exploitation, and
keep themselves and their
communities safe
Creating Change is an arts
intervention that inspires
positive change on women
offenders’ journeys towards
Creating desistance. Eight-week
BearFace
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Change 2022- programmes will be delivered £4,267 £4,500

Theatre CIC
25 to eight groups, in four
areas, over three years,
positively influencing up to 96
vulnerable, at-risk women on
probation
Bringing affected
communities together to
develop innovative community
solutions to increasing
reporting/awareness and
Southampton
reducing impact of Hate
& South
Crime. Co-ordinating
Hampshire Hate SPECTRUM CIL £8,000 £8,000
the Hate Crime Network
Crime Network
- a group of community-
Co-ordination
based and statutory
organisations tackling Hate
Crime, supporting victims
& improving community
cohesion
Provision of a programme
of education and training
designed to improve and
develop women’s skills and
Positive Lives, abilities and help them gain
Better Futures - One Small Thing qualifications to increase £15,000 £15,000
Hope Street their chances of finding
and sustaining meaningful
occupations that support
them to live free from
offending
To maintain and further
develop the support for
Stronger families affected by CAPVA.
Families - Yellow Door will work in
Reducing Child partnership with Southampton
Yellow Door £13,667 £13,500
and Adolescent Family Trust (SFT) to respond
to Parent to the needs of families with
Violence children aged 12-17 years
through group and individual
interventions
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Portsmouth wide referral
63
based service providing
Targeted Motiv8
targeted 1:1 mentoring to £4,667 £14,000
Youth Support (Portsmouth)
reduce crime/ASB and all
Programme
forms of exploitation
Fareham wide referral based
Fareham
service providing targeted
Targeted
Motiv8 (Fareham) 1:1 mentoring to reduce £2,419 £9,250
Youth Support
crime/ASB and all forms of
Programme
exploitation
Ongoing development of the
organisation’s approach to
DA:
•Embedding trauma-
Trauma- informed practice across the

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Informed Vivid Housing organisation
£7,667 £7,500
Support Limited •Centering the voices of
Practitioner victims & survivors in policy
and practice
•Introducing the use of
reflective practice as a tool
for staff development
Increasing the safety of
unborn (children), and their
Young mothers by providing 1-2-1
Person Male Southampton intensive support for young
Engagement City Council IDVA fathers who are alleged £13,333 £12,500
Worker (YP Service perpetrators of domestic
MEW). abuse and whose partners are
pregnant or have given birth
within the last 18 months
This project will work
with affected diaspora
communities to prevent
incidents, support
Female Genital victims/survivors and
Mutilation Southern increase professionals’
(FGM) and Domestic Abuse knowledge of FGM and
£16,000 £16,000
Harmful Service t/a Stop HCP throughout Hampshire
Cultural Domestic Abuse (excluding Southampton).
Practices (HCP) It will particularly focus
on communities with high
BAMER populations, including
Portsmouth, Basingstoke and
Rushmoor
Spurgeons’ Invisible Walls
project at Winchester HMP
will use funding towards the
cost of a Family Intervention
Coordinator to support fathers
Invisible Walls Spurgeons £10,000 £10,000
and families during custody,
in preparation for release,
and work with agencies to
develop more effective post-
release support
 64 #CreateYourFuture engages
vulnerable young people
(11-18) in positive learning,
education and accessible
sporting activities. Workshops
including topics to prevent
#Create Pompey in the
offending and exploitation, £14,667 £14,500
YourFuture Community
personal development and
relationships, will ultimately
reduce involvement in
crime and help enable the
development of positive
relationships
We will provide a youth cafe
for young people with a
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range of social activities and

Newport Youth support services, alongside
Cafe (NYC) and a five-day/week detached
Revive Newport £15,000 £15,000
Detached youth service with youth workers
work working with young people
at town centre locations
identified by the police and
council
Circles Core & Enhanced
Perpetrator Support Service
provides tailored support
Hampshire
networks and intervention
Reducing
to support people who are
Sexual Harm Circles South
convicted of sexual offences £17,500 £9,844
Circles East
to achieve meaningful and
Perpetrator
effective rehabilitation and
Project
reintegration back into the
community through a trauma
informed support provision
To run workshops with young
people who are on the edge
of exclusion from school or
who may disengage from their
Aspire The Kings Arms £13,000 £13,000
education and leave school
without qualifications or any
aspiration for their future and
therefore get caught in crime
Weekly, evening targeted
detached youth work in
Targeted Winnall, Stanmore, and across
outreach youth Winchester the city centre, identifying
£8,333 £8,500
work in Winnall Street Reach and supporting young people
and Stanmore at risk of involvement in crime
and ASB, and those at risk of
exploitation
 SWAY would support and
65
grow opportunities for all
young people aged 10-21
and offer participation in a
Ventnor and South Wight Area
programme of youth diversion £9,333 £9,500
Beyond - Pilot Youth Partnership
activities in safe spaces as
well as offering early support
intervention via mentoring
and Family support work
Structured outreach and
youth-led diversionary
activities, complimented by
targeted interventions for
young residents of Sandown/
Sandown & Community Lake. Weekly provision

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Lake Youth Action IOW combining positive activities, £8,667 £8,500
Work Project (CAIW) developmental pathways
and robust safeguarding to
divert young people from
risk taking behaviours and
increasing protective factors
to exploitation
Caring Dads is a programme
that aims to contribute to
the safety and well-being of
children through a 17-week,
Caring Dads empirically based, group
Hampton Trust £6,645 £9,968
Programme parenting intervention for
fathers, systematic outreach
to mothers to ensure safety
and freedom from coercion
and ongoing abuse
To divert young people from
being involved in/further
involved in anti-social and/
or criminal behaviour by
providing suitable activities
to facilitate personal
Portsmouth City
There 4 YOUth development and promote £15,000 £15,000
Council
civic responsibility, through
positive diversionary
activities, targeted school
holiday provision, water
safety, and regular detached
work
To patrol the streets of
Basingstoke town centre
on Friday and Saturday
Basingstoke Basingstoke nights to minimise anti-
£2,500 £2,500
Street Pastors Street Pastors social behaviour, protect the
vulnerable, offer practical
help, first aid, pastoral care
and support
 66 Delivery of a comprehensive
Improving framework of support for
Safety – the Nepali community from
Reducing Harm: early intervention activities
Citizens Advice
Increasing and engagement through to £16,000 £16,000
Rushmoor
Nepali specialist support for high
Community risk victims of domestic and
Engagement sexual abuse, ‘honour’ based
abuse and forced marriage
A free, accessible cricket
initiative, providing weekly
cricket sessions in hotspots of
areas of multiple deprivation.
Hampshire The project will engage youth
Sixes £12,333 £12,250
Cricket Board aged 12-25 in regular sport
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and physical activity, acting

as an early intervention to
youth crime and anti-social
behaviour
To provide a Youth Diversion
Programme option for
children within Southampton.
Southampton This means providing the
Youth Diversion
Youth Justice Joint Decision Making Panel £35,700 £35,700
Project
Services with an additional disposal
option that can be considered
when deciding on an outcome
for a child who has offended
Gosport wide referral based
Gosport
service providing targeted
Targeted
Motiv8 (Gosport) 1:1 mentoring to prevent and £0 £14,500
Youth Support
reduce crime/ASB and all
Programme
forms of exploitation
Secondment of a Catch22
substance misuse practitioner
to work in the Willow Team
Substance to provide targeted and
Misuse Catch22 specialist substance misuse
£0 £19,552
Practitioner – Hampshire 247 interventions to young people
Willow Team involved in County Lines,
CCE, CSE and who are or
may be missing, exploited or
trafficked
Havant wide referral based
Havant
service providing targeted
Targeted
Motiv8 ( Havant) 1:1 mentoring to reduce £0 £13,250
Youth Support
crime/ASB and all forms of
Programme
exploitation
We provide mentors for young
people who are at risk of
or who are being criminally
exploited. Our Family Mentors
The Legacy Yellow Brick
support parents to connect £0 £13,000
Project Road Projects
with their young people,
create and work with a
realistic action plan, and
access local services
 One-to-one support for
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children and young people
who are using abusive
Adolescent to and/or violent behaviours
Stop Domestic
Parent Abuse towards their parent(s) £0 £15,000
Abuse
(APA) Project plus small group work for
parents affected by APA and
preventative work with young
people
The provision of YCP work
within Hampshire YOT is
Hampshire focused on working with
Youth Crime Hampshire YOT children and young people £91,800 £91,800
Prevention (age 10-16) at risk of offending
and entering the criminal

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justice system
Provision of a YCP service
within the Isle of Wight YOT,
working with children (age
Isle of Wight
Youth Crime 10-17) at risk of offending
Youth Offending £15,300 £15,300
Prevention and entering the criminal
Team
justice system or are exiting
it and require longer term
preventative support
YOT Data Analyst to monitor
and analyse the FTE cohort
to support interventions
i.e. identify the key
Reducing First
Portsmouth Youth characteristics of FTE to
Time Entrants £11,936 £11,936
Offending Team ensure interventions are
(FTE) analyst
effectively targeted and can
be responsive to trends or
issues presented by the FTE
cohort
This project will strengthen
PYOT’s delivery of joint YOT/
Police Decision Making/
Triage processes through
Reducing First
offering direct support to
Time Entrants- Portsmouth
Triage meetings, undertaking
Youth Justice Youth Offending £14,627 £14,627
Pre-Triage Assessments
Practitioner Team
(PTA) and supervising pre-
(YJP) - Triage
court disposals such as
Youth Community Resolution
(YCR) and Youth Diversion
Programmes (YDP)
To provide management
oversight of the screening
Reducing First of C32s (Youth Community
Time Entrants Portsmouth Youth Resolutions) and involvement
£9,137 £9,137
(FTE) Team Offending Team in and oversight of Triage/
Leader Pre-Triage Assessment/youth
diversion delivery on a daily
basis
 68 A contribution towards the
running of the Contact Centre
which allows for people
who may not be comfortable
with contacting the police
National directly, to anonymously
Contact Centre report a crime or concern. In
and a Regional additional to the provision
Crimestoppers £6,375 £37,582
Manager for of the contact centre, there
Hampshire and are also regional managers
Isle of Wight who are responsible for
the coordination of local
activities and campaigns to
support crime prevention
and anonymous intelligence
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gathering across local areas

DToA funding for festivals,
rings of steel, pro-active
drug-driving and other
Drug Testing on Hampshire
policing operations, resilience £0 £22,750
Arrest Constabulary
to deal with capacity for
DToA and other associated
expenses
Training substance misuse
Drug Testing
providers to be confident
on Arrest -
in having the most effective
Training for Hampton Trust £0 £2,500
conversations with Service
substance
Users who are also domestic
misuse staff
abuse perpetrators
Drug Testing
on Arrest - Undertaking drug
Society of St.
Portsmouth assessments for those who £0 £18,500
James
Worker (from test positive
SSJ)
Drug Testing
on Arrest - Undertaking drug
Southampton Care, Grow, Live assessments for those who £0 £18,500
Worker (from test positive
CGL)
Drug Testing
on Arrest - Undertaking drug
Hampshire Inclusion assessments for those who £0 £25,272
Worker (from test positive
Inclusion)
To provide a high-quality
frontline service to victims
of domestic abuse. To
work within a multi-agency
framework consisting of the
Stop Domestic
Police IDVA MARAC and local partnership. £28,700 £22,260
Abuse
To work with Hampshire
Constabulary to raise trust
and confidence of staff to
report and access support for
domestic abuse
 We want to deliver a
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parenting programme to
parents of teenagers, that
involves the parent and
Teen Work -
teen engaging with the
You and Your
Family Values programme, working together, £0 £5,000.00
Teen Working
to reduce anxiety, depression
Together
and conduct disorders in
teenagers, which can lead
to anti-social and criminal
behaviour
There is very little provision
for young people in
Micheldever. The weekly
Weekly youth youth club will help to raise

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club in Rural Winchester aspirations and confidence
£0 £4,509
Micheldever Street Reach levels of vulnerable and
village. disengaged young people
in order to build resilience
to steer them away from
offending behaviour
The Resilience Recovery
Relief project will reduce
crime in rural areas of the
Isle of Wight by providing
Resilience The Reanella
an online psychosocial £0 £4,440
Recovery Relief Trust
intervention to support
young people between 13-18
with a history of anti-social
behaviour
To improve and reduce
Improved Rural Elvetham Heath
operational costs of lighting £0 £3,221
Lighting Parish Council
across our green open spaces
To record the number plates
Replacement Beaulieu Parish of vehicles travelling along
£0 £1,590
ANPR cameras Council the junction of the B3054 and
Beaulieu High Street
The funding would be used
to purchase security camera
Security camera Northwood
equipment to monitor criminal £0 £1,000.00
equipment Parish Council
activities such as fly-tipping
in rural areas of the parish
Police Dog units are the
force’s primary tool to
Thermal combat serious acquisitive
Imaging crime. I intend to purchase
Equipment & Hampshire & equipment to assist in
ANPR purchase Isle of Wight replicating performance £0 £14,440
for Northern Constabulary achieved elsewhere, in
Area Dog rural environments (North
Handlers Hampshire), specifically
thermal imaging teamed with
ANPR
 70 The bid is for a mobile battery
operated ANPR that has been
used elsewhere by the ANPR
Mobile battery Hampshire &
team. This equipment is to
operated ANPR Isle of Wight £0 £13,000
supplement 26 static sites put
kit Constabulary
forward for assessment for
static ANPR equipment as the
District has none
The money will be spent
purchasing new kit and
equipment for our current
volunteers and enable us
Mounted Hampshire &
to increase our number of
Rural Patrol Isle of Wight £0 £11,799
volunteers on this scheme.
Volunteers Constabulary
They provide high visible
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police mounted presence to

provide reassurance to the
rural communities
Six deployable ANPR cameras
& in-car systems for use by
Re-deployable Country Watch in rural areas
ANPR cameras of Hampshire and the Isle of
Hampshire &
and ANPR in- Wight. Cameras deployed into
Isle of Wight £0 £25,000.00
car systems to rural crime hotspot locations
Constabulary
tackle Rural identified through analytical
Crime research to support victims/
repeat victims and to target
rural crime offending vehicles
£608,403 £831,999
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Summary of Ministry of Justice
Extraordinary Funding for Victim
Services
1 October 2022 - 31 March 2023
Sexual Crime
IDVA / ISVA DSA Uplift Male Rape
Organisation Therapeutic Totals
Funding Funding Support Fund
Service

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Community First
£112,694.00 £11,133.00 £123,827.00
(RASAC)
The YOU Trust £70,232.50 £61,250.00 £270,620.50 £17,762.50 £419,865.50

Stop Domestic Abuse £202,143.50 £174,291.00 £376,434.50

Southampton City
£46,020.00 £46,020.00
Council
Yellow Door £158,224.50 £67,334.50 £225,559.00
The Hampton Trust £29,710.00 £10,448.50 £40,158.50
Family Action £26,997.50 £26,997.50
£506,330.50 £329,873.00 £383,314.50 £39,344.00 £1,258,862.00

1 April 2023 - 30 September 2023

Sexual Crime
IDVA / ISVA DSA Uplift Male Rape
Organisation Therapeutic Totals
Funding Funding Support Fund
Service
Community First
£106,531.00 £10,524.00 £117,055.00
(RASAC)
The YOU Trust £74,251.78 £61,250.00 £255,820.00 £16,791.00 £408,112.78

Stop Domestic Abuse £212,955.00 £158,806.00 £371,761.00

Southampton City
£55,841.25 £55,841.25
Council
Yellow Door £166,171.00 £67,334.50 £9,877.00 £243,382.50
The Hampton Trust £29,710.00 £26,997.50 £56,707.50
Family Action £0.00
£538,929.03 £314,388.00 £362,351.00 £37,192.00 £1,252,860.03
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Summary of Home Office VRU
Funding for commissioned
interventions
Organisation
name Amount for Amount for 1
Project /
providing Project / Service Summary 1 Oct 22 to Apr 23 to 30
Service
the grant / 31 Mar 23 Sept 23
service

Youth workers in A&E offering

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A&E
support to under 25 year olds in
Navigators No Limits £100,000.00 £70,000.00
the hospital and through social
project
prescribing in the community

Years 6 and 7 Schools’ Violence

Reduction Programme - social
Choices: Years
Artswork skills and problem solving £30,000.00 £55,000.00
6 and 7
workshops for children and staff in
schools for Years 6 and 7

Trauma
Informed
Rock Pool will provide training to
Practitioners
Rock Pool the police in being ACE aware and £5,001.00 £14,000.00
(TIPs) training
trauma informed
& recruitment
costs

TIPs will support Trauma Informed

Policing. They will patrol with
Trauma
police and attend calls made
Informed
by members of the public. The
Practitioners
TIPs role also includes reviewing
(TIPs) x 2 for Rock Pool £0.00 £39,470.00
safeguarding forms (PPN1) and
15 May 2023
reviewing body worn video
to 31 March
footage. Feedback will be
2024
provided by TIPs to police through
reflective practice

Funding for a robust external

evaluation of three VRU funded,
Provision of HIPS-wide projects. Evaluations
Independent are in line with Home Office and
Evaluation Youth Endowment Fund evaluation
JMU Services
support to the recommendations. Results will £18,386.00 £36,771.00
Limited
Hampshire inform progress achieved through
Violence VRU intervention delivery and
Reduction Unit feed into the national evidence
base for violence reduction
initiatives
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Voluntary custody intervention

Society of St. for 18-25 year olds to divert
RESET £0.00 £36,273.00
James offenders from criminality and into
education, training or employment

Mentors working on the front line

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who have lived experience of the
criminal justice system, crime,
Willow
gangs etc, but have turned their
Team - Lived
Willow Team lives around and are now working £14,375.00 £0.00
Experience
with children to educate, mentor
Mentors
and share their lived experience
and support children to take
different pathways

Motiv8 Motiv8 to provide Gosport wide

Targeted referral based service providing
Youth Support Motiv8 targeted 1:1 mentoring to prevent £14,233.33 £0.00
Programme and reduce crime/ASB and all
Gosport forms of exploitation

Motiv8 Motiv8 to provide Havant wide

Targeted referral based service providing
Youth Support Motiv8 targeted 1:1 mentoring to prevent £13,333.33 £0.00
Programme and reduce crime/ASB and all
Havant forms of exploitation
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Linked to the Op Fortress
approach there will be a
secondment of a Catch22
substance misuse practitioner
to work in the Willow Team to
provide targeted and specialist
substance misuse interventions
to young people involved in
Willow Team/
County Lines, CCE, CSE and who
Catch22 -
are or may be missing, exploited
Substance Catch22 £19,290.66 £0.00
or trafficked. The project utilises
Misuse
CBT informed interventions
Practitioner
based on Talking Therapy,
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which takes a goal-orientated,

practical approach to problem-
solving, supporting interpersonal
issues, anxiety, low mood and
self-esteem. This approach is
set out in the provider’s funding
application.

YBR provides mentors for young

people who are at risk of, or who
are being, criminally exploited.
Yellow Brick
Yellow Brick Our Family Mentors support
Road Legacy £13,333.33 £0.00
Road parents to connect with their
Project
young people, create and work
with a realistic action plan, and
access local services

One-to-one support for children

and young people who are using
Stop Domestic
Stop abusive and/or violent behaviours
Abuse
Domestic towards their parent(s), plus small £4,666.66 £0.00
Adolescent to
Abuse group work for parents affected
Parent Project
by APA and preventative work with
young people
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This youth diversion activity
will raise the aspirations of, and
upskill, 24 young people who
may be at risk of violence and/
or offending and/or anti-social
behaviours. The project will give
participants the chance to gain
new skills, improve their outlooks
on life though increased self-
esteem and resilience, promote
Cook Here, positive peer to peer interactions,
Cook Now inculcate a greater sense of
- Cooking Pan Together community involvement through £3,450.00 £0.00
Development showcasing the benefits of co-

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Programme operative and collaborative
working and (potentially) spark an
interest in a number of the young
people taking part to learn more
about further training and the
chances for future employment in
the catering/hospitality industry
– one of the Island’s largest
workforce sectors with job
opportunities for suitably qualified
potential labour market entrants
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Football training programme
designed to aid in decreasing
the risk of offending/reoffending
and anti-social/violent behavior
in young people. Also engaging
vulnerable young people and
those at risk of becoming victims
of crime by engaging them in
meaningful activity. Recreational
football training is a great
example of how we can encourage
young people to get active in a
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fun, accessible and inclusive way.

Developing an activity young
people will engage with can be
a route back into services or
education which some young
people have not been involved
with over the lockdown period.
Football 4 All
Aspire, Ryde We have consulted with the £2,250.00 £0.00
Programme
local community, Local police,
community organisations, local
housing providers and youth
offending teams and have
identified an opportunity to deliver
football-based activities involving
young people aged 11 to 25 living
in a deprived community. Aspire
Ryde are best placed to offer
the additional pastoral support
alongside this sports based
programme. Workers are well
versed with the local landscape
and are trained youth workers,
able to provide intervention
alongside this programme through
1:1 mentoring with identified young
people who would benefit through
the programme.
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a local, evidence based need,
aligned to the findings from the
Isle of Wight SNA, to improve
mental health and self esteem.
The intervention engages with
a cohort of young people from
a supported living programme.
It creates a safe space for these
young people in the community
to access advice and support
from external professionals and
have a dedicated place to be
away from the streets, negative
influences and risks that they

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face. Trusted adults support
icafe Sovereign the young people. Light-touch £1,500.00 £0.00
elements of mentoring, social
skills and focused deterrence
are incorporated. Young people
are mentored, learn new skills,
gain a sense of shared ownership
and are diverted away from ASB
or violent behaviour. They work
together as a group, communicate,
have a shared goal and a chance
to have fun outside of their
normal living environment. Wider
organisations attend the icafe,
such as police and substance
misuse services etc., and are able
to highlight their services to the
young people
The Youth & Families Worker
role is crucial to the charity in
supporting families of the South
Wight and maintaining their
sense of belonging, community
and resilience. The rural area
we work in has nested areas of
deprivation, none more so than
Chale Green. Low income and
high unemployment/seasonal work
coupled with broken-down families
and complicated relationships
SWAY
Youth and mean many families struggle with
(South Wight £3,000.00 £0.00
Family Worker mental health, violence and abuse,
Area Youth)
estrangement from family and
social isolation from community
life. The post creates support
beyond SWAY’s current youth
work provision through early
intervention with young people
and parents/carers isolated in the
rural area, benefiting individuals,
families and the community. The
Families Worker will offer 1:1
mentoring for parents and young
people
 78 A programme specifically
designed to help young people
recognise and protect themselves
Escape the Isle of Wight
from teenage relationship abuse £3,569.00 £0.00
Trap Youth Trust
through 1:1 support, education,
understanding and empowerment
around these issues
Reduce and/or prevent adolescent
to parent violence by addressing
factors that contributed to
emergence of abusive behaviours.
Working face to face with
young instigators offering
psychoeducational interventions
that educate about their own
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behaviours, whilst offering a safe

place to understand and explore
their own antecedents for why
those behaviours are present for
them. This intervention will work
with the whole family, parent/carer
and child to ensure an inclusive
response to the ‘problem’
behaviour. This will cover the
methods mentioned above as
Young
Paragon well as support the parent around
Person’s
(previously triggers, communication and key £3,750.00 £0.00
Worker -
YouFirst) parenting skills. The worker will
Reduce APV
act as a mentor for the young
person, not only to address their
behaviour but also to support
holistically with different aspects
of their life such as education
or relationships. A focused
deterrence method is used by
communicating the consequences
of violent behaviour against their
parent/carer and developing
strategies to reduce this
behaviour and its impact on the
whole family, as highlighted
above. As an addition, this could
also include supporting with other
deterrent and diversion activities
to increase positive use of the
young person’s time
 Ryde allotment provides a vital
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opportunity to meet and work
with young people in a dedicated,
safe, outdoor space. It is well
documented that spending time
surrounded by nature has many
benefits, both physically and
mentally. Many young people
in Ryde do not have their own
gardens so it is hoped that
having access to an allotment
will make a huge difference to
them, providing the opportunity
to learn about gardening, get
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their well-being and confidence.
Young poeple who are at risk of
exclusion are identified by the
school to access this provision
which aims to prevent exclusion.
As outlined in the YEF toolkit,
Ryde Network
it is shown that activities which £6,000.00 £0.00
Allotment Ryde
help develop social-emotional
skills such as self-regulation,
relationship and communication
skills, and decision-making skills
help to prevent exclusion. Through
activities at the allotment,
participants develop skills by
working with others to achieve
a goal, make key decisions on
specific tasks, are given the
freedom to try something new,
use tools and take ownership
of their work. There is also an
element of mentoring through the
trusted adults at the sessions, who
help develop the young people’s
skills, encourage them to try new
things, address behaviour in a
constructive way and provide a
supporting and fun environment
for them
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The project will provide music and
food based workshops, one-to-one
and group mentoring for young
people most at risk of involvement
in serious crime and anti-social
behaviour.

Workshops will involve food

preparation cookery classes
and music activities using the
equipment and recording facilities
at the community hub whilst the
meal is cooking and then a sit-
down meal together.
Food and
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Aspire, Ryde £4,800.00 £0.00

Music Project Music and food bring community
together and unite people,
forming bonds that might not
exist otherwise; they connect
different cultures, promoting
diversity and growth. Music
encourages creative thinking, self
and group expression, discipline,
leadership, and problem solving.
This intervention intends to
improve the wellbeing of young
people and increase their level
of aspiration as well as reduce
school exclusions and anti-social
behaviour in the local community

A weekly group similar to previous

allotment projects, aimed at
girls in Years 7 and 8 from
Ryde Academy at risk of anti-
social behaviour, exclusion and
exploitation.

Using the safe space of the

Allotment allotment and the centre, the
Network
Project for weekly sessions will involve £3,000.00 £0.00
Ryde
Girls building relationships with the
girls, setting positive examples
and teaching skills associated with
the allotment. Monthly sessions
will also be held on healthy
relationships, exploitation (CCE
and CSE) and online safety work
to help them understand about
exploitation
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term-time weeks to support up to
24 young people who may be at
risk of violent and/or offending
and/or anti-social behaviours.
Each group of six young people
will join a six-week hands-
on course led by a trained
and experienced tutor. This
aspiration-raising, diversionary
project will offer each group of
Cooking at
Pan Together young people the chance to be £5,904.00 £0.00
Downside
challenged, gain new skills, work
as part of a team and be creative.
This aims to improve resilience

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and self-esteem in the young
people that attend. Additionally,
increase levels of aspiration
and the sense of community
involvement through the benefits
of co-operative and collaborative
working and learning new skills,
including social skills
SWAY provides mentoring for
young people aged 11-21 years
old (25 for those with disabilities),
including young people that may
be marginalised in education
or society and gives them the
opportunity to participate in youth
diversion activities.
This project is to enable three
activities for these young people
between September to March.
Up to 10 young people at risk of
becoming engaged in crime or
South Wight
SWAY Youth victims of crime will attend three
Area Youth £1,858.00 £0.00
Mentoring excursion activities, such as a day
(SWAY)
trip to a theme park or other off-
Island activity.
The south area of the Island lacks
transport links and activities
compared to busier areas.
Aimed at those who are at risk
of becoming involved with, or a
victim of, crime these activities
enable young people to be
mentored to build character,
confidence and resilience whilst
creating shared memories with
new friends
 82 Three in 20 (15%) of all referrals
received by the Youth Trust in
2022 up to July have reported
an element of self-harm. The
proportion of clients who self-
harm is actually much higher, as
many more will not disclose self-
harm behaviours until they have
accessed their sessions and built
a level of trust with their clinician.

This project will seek to support

young people and families in
managing self-harm behaviours
using a person-centred approach;
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Harm Less Youth Trust therefore, the interventions should £3,750.00 £0.00
be led by the needs of young
people - whether that be attending
group sessions, 1:1 counselling
or CBT – whatever would be the
most appropriate.

The parents and carers of young

people self-harming also need
support to gain the knowledge of
how best to support their young
people. Whether that be knowing
what they should and should not
say, how to keep a watchful eye,
safety management or education
around “safe alternatives”
Two members of staff employed to
improve and embed the impact of
prevention of serious violence and
will specialise in supporting the
Early
‘Team Around the Worker’ model
Help and
in:
Early Help and Prevenion
• Substance use specialist - will £36,745.00 £0.00
Prevention Service,
case hold, offer training and team
Portsmouth
around the worker support.
City Council
• Parenting specialist - will case
hold, run parenting surgeries,
carry out training and offer Team
Around the Worker support
Trusted Adult Worker to provide 1:1
Trusted Adult
Motiv8 interventions with young people at £15,000.00 £0.00
Worker
risk of offending
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Harbour Children and Families
Service to support a multi-agency
team (e.g. CAMHS/Speech and
language therapists) to support
our most vulnerable young people
with Social, Emotional and Mental
Children Health needs (SEMH) at the
Children and Families Harbour School who meet one or
and Families Service, more of the following criteria: £17,190.00 £0.00
Service Harbour • School attendance below 60%
School • Ready for reintegration into
mainstream education (11 - 14 yr
olds (Key Stage 3 only))
• At medium or high risk of

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criminal or sexual exploitation
• At medium or high risk of
offending

Provision to manage ASB targeted

outreach youth provision in
target hotspots, for example in
Outreach
Motiv8 hot weather this is generally on £5,000.00 £0.00
Portsmouth
the seafront or by areas of water,
while during colder weather is in
specific areas of the city

Motiv8 Motiv8 to provide referral based

Targeted service providing targeted 1:1
Youth Support Motiv8 mentoring to prevent and reduce £14,000.00 £0.00
Programme crime/ASB and all forms of
Portsmouth exploitation

We are planning a facility at the

Hillside Youth Club, Cheltenham
Road, Paulsgrove for a shipping
container similar to that at
Landport Adventure Playground
which includes electricity and
has a workshop containing a
work bench, craft desk and
equipped with carpentry tools and
Portsmouth crafting tools etc. It provides an
Paulsgrove Youth opportunity for YP to undertake
£2,700.00 £0.00
YOT Workshop Offending restorative work where they have
Team made bird boxes, small picnic
benches for nursery schools /
local community hubs. Wheelie
bin covers were also made from
scratch as part of an initiative from
the Hampshire and Wildlife Trust
to introduce more wildlife into the
city centre. Funding would cover
the fitting out and to purchase
materials
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Supporting children to undertake
Construction Skills Certification
Scheme (CSCS) as a means of
gaining employment to divert
from other money-making options.
Portsmouth Funding would:
Employment
Youth • purchase 5 tablets and CSCS
& Training £4,700.00 £0.00
Offending and Driving Theory apps for each
Support
Team CSCS vouchers for Construction
Industry Training Board (CITB)
Health and safety courses
• Funding to support interview
clothing
•Wi-Fi for LAP
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Motiv8 Motiv8 to provide referral based

Targeted service providing targeted 1:1
Youth Support Motiv8 mentoring to prevent and reduce £6,666.00 £0.00
Programme crime/ASB and all forms of
Fareham exploitation
Navigator Teachable Moment - embedded
No Limits £10,000.00 £0.00
Programme youth workers in A&E
YOS-referred Bronze Arts Award
Social Skills
In Focus programme for YP at risk/involved £14,650.00 £0.00
(art)
in violence

Open access music sessions in

Social Skills SoCo Music three key violence hotspot areas.
£10,000.00 £0.00
(music) Project Dedicated support for at risk YP
referred by schools/police/YOS/SS

Lived experience mentoring for

Mentoring St Giles Trust YP assessed at high risk of CCE £5,000.00 £0.00
(county lines) and violence
Targeted Knife crime educational sessions
Knife Crime St Giles Trust in school inclusion units (pupils at £10,000.00 £0.00
education risk of exclusion)

ACE’s/TI training for professionals

to raise awareness of recognising
Professionals The Hampton and dealing with young people
£3,333.33 £0.00
ACE’s Training Trust who have experienced trauma.
Multi-agency delivery including
schools, police, council and NHS

Violence Offenders referred by

Probation Service or YOS - 6
The Hampton
CBT week CBT/Therapy programme to £5,000.00 £0.00
Trust
address ACE’s and develop better
coping skills
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Council SNA. Bitterne Park and
Woolston are in the east of the
city. There is a history of gang
activity between ‘Thornhill Boys’
(Bitterne Park) and the ‘Weston
Boys’ (Woolston). There continues
to be police/SCC and schools
gangs meetings in the east of the
city to monitor issues there. The
gangs have not been assessed
as high risk gangs, but there is
an undercurrent of a turf war
between them.
YEF Toolkit high impact Focused

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Deterrence approach. Through
Education Welfare and schools
Partnership
Youth SCC VRU will identify 10 young
beween In
Diversion for people, under 18, considered at
Focus CIC £3,500.00 £0.00
the East of risk of committing knife crime,
and SCC EW
Southampton. CCE, CSE and who have poor
team
school attendance. The YP and
parents will need to consent to
take part.

They will be engaged with through

a combination of diversionary
offers, designed to make them
aware of the risks of knife crime,
and give them better skills to
avoid risky behaviour.

They will be required to sign an

acceptable behaviour contract for
the period of the programme. At
the successful conclusion they will
be given a reward (TBC – get the
young people to decide)

Education for groups of up to

12 YP at a time, as identified by
the YJS as being at risk of or
involved in MSV, to undergo ‘4
Medical Immerse hour basic life support’. This links
£1,200.00 £0.00
training Medical to their involvement in knife crime,
associating with others involved
in knife crime, and is a similar
programme to ‘street doctors’.
Cohort to be identified by YJS
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Tertiary Level Mentoring support
for four high risk individuals.
There are four identified YP who
are responsible for a high level
of violent crime in Southampton,
both in terms of volume and
harm. two of these YP are MAPPA
level 3, cat 3. one is under
consideration for MAPPA cat 3. All
Youth Justice
have offences of serious violence.
Mentoring Service
All have significant issues in terms £14,000.00 £0.00
Support appointed
of positive productive use of time,
mentors
supervision and diversionary
activities but do come into the
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Youth Hub at the Civic Centre,

creating the opportunity for
diversion, risk reduction and
individual development. It is
proposed to use this opportunity
to provide bespoke intervention
for each YP

Resourcing increased and rising

demand for the No Limits Advice
and Wellbeing Hub. The Hub
offers early support provision, to
either provide brief interventions,
or prevent already complex issues
escalating while young people
wait for our specialist services,
for young people up to 26 years
old. This centre offers a drop
in, telephone and online facility
Advice and
during Hub hours. Increasing
Wellbeing No Limits £10,000.00 £0.00
demand on the drop-in has meant
Crisis hub
that staff are not able to respond
to the telephone and online
requests for help from young
people who are in crisis/ seeking
advice and support. This funding
would boost staffing of the Hub
until 31st March 2023. This is a
Southampton-based organisation,
which offers its services to all
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
young people

Eastleigh -
Eastleigh
Changing
Borough Neet Programme £3,800.00
Direction for
Council
Success
£467,934.64 £251,514.00
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Summary of other additional
funding from Home Office
1 October 2022 - 31 March 2023
Domestic Abuse Perpetrator VRU Funding to local
Organisation Totals
Funding Authorities
Hampshire County
£30,420.00 £17,485.00 £47,905.00
Council
Isle of Wight County
£20,766.00 £20,766.00
Council

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Portsmouth County
£204,321.00 £63,559.00 £267,880.00
Council
Southampton County
£58,024.00 £58,024.00
Council
Hampshire
£54,437.00 £54,437.00
Constabulary

Stop Domestic Abuse £19,825.00 £19,825.00

The Hampton Trust £169,374.00 £169,374.00

Yellow Door £21,663.00 £21,663.00

Youth Options £17,395.00 £17,395.00

£517,435.00 £159,834.00 £677,269.00

1 April 2023 - 30 September 2023

Domestic Abuse Perpetrator
Organisation
Funding
Please note that the amounts given are for the
Southern Health £51,179.00
period of 1 April - 30 June 2023.

University of The figures for the period of 1 July to 30

£2,373.00
Southampton September will be known by 15 October.

Stop Domestic Abuse £3,048.00

£56,600.00
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