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Establish a £100m funding stream to combat violence against women and girls
Last updated 3 years ago
SNP Manifesto 2021, p.56We will establish a new multi-year £100 million funding stream over the next three years to support frontline services and focus on prevention of violence against women and girls from school onwards…
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Status
This pledge is in progress. Before the election, the Scottish Government had already established the “Delivering Equally Safe Fund” for this purpose. The application process was paused due to the pandemic, and eventually closed at the end of May 2021. In August 2021, the successful applicants were announced and £38m was dedicated to these projects over a two-year period. However, it is unclear if the remaining £62m pledged in the manifesto will form an extension of this scheme, if a replacement scheme will total £100m or if the promise has been broken.
Delivering Equally Safe Fund 2020 to 2023: process for applicants (Scottish Government, 20th February 2020)
“Funding to tackle violence against women and girls” (Scottish Government, 13th August 2021)