Question follow-through · 100692

Rape: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her department plans to confirm allocations for the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund for 2026/27.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
18 Dec 2025
Answer
22 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her department plans to confirm allocations for the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund for 2026/27.

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    My Department is committed to the Government’s pledge to halve Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in a decade. We have committed £550 million to victim support services over the next three years – the biggest investment in victim support services to ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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