If you are a victim of crime or have been in the past and require support, please take time to read the document below which includes a list of organisations I have funded and the support they can offer you.
Grants and Awards 2024/25
I receive funding from the Ministry of Justice to commission support services specifically for victims of crime. I can also make grants to contribute to securing crime and disorder reduction in the area, as outlined in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2012.
Here you will find a list of grants made for the coming financial year:
PCC Funded Organisations 2025-26
For a list of grants made in previous years see below.
My Violence Reduction Unit also makes grants. More information can be found here.
Monitoring and Performance
All grants have been awarded with the agreement that output and outcome monitoring information will be provided. This can include regular grant surgeries to discuss performance and practical delivery to ensure the work delivered through the grant meets expectations. A summary impact of my grant programmes will be reported in my Annual Report.
The standard terms and conditions for each of my grants can be accessed below (please note this example is tailored to victims’ services).
Northumbria PCC Victims Services Grant Agreement 2025-26
Victims’ Services
Supporting Victims Programme
I receive funding from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to provide support for victims of crime and their families, which I have used to commission specialist victim support services and my core victims’ service (Northumbria Victim and Witness Service (NVWS)) through my Supporting Victims Programme. I receive this allocation based on a population formula, which in Northumbria for the 2025-26 financial year means a grant of £1,629,429.
The Supporting Victims Programme aims to strengthen the overall offer of support to victims of crime in Northumbria, build capacity and maximise potential of the specialist services available to support victims to cope and recover. My vision is to ensure that victims of crime feel confident to seek help and when they do, they are provided with a choice of high-quality support tailored to meet their individual needs.
My key funding themes and priorities for the Supporting Victims Programme are based upon assessment of victim need and demand. This includes Northumbria-wide and local strategic assessments identifying levels of crime, new and emerging crimes, issues facing our area where victim needs may arise, and also local research and consultation with victim groups, community safety partnerships and service providers.
The key themes within the Supporting Victims Programme are:
- Victims of domestic abuse
- Victims of sexual violence and abuse
- Victims of stalking and harassment
- Young people and child victims
- Victims of hate crime
- Victims of violent crime (Violence Against the Person)
- Victims with mental health needs
- Victims with other vulnerabilities (including exploitation)
To view a full list of the services commissioned through the Supporting Victims Programme and for information on the support they provide, please see the lists at the top of this page.
Northumbria Victim and Witness Service
In 2025-26, £800,000 has been awarded to Northumbria Police to deliver the core victim service – Northumbria Victim and Witness Service (NVWS). NVWS supports victims of crime and their families to cope and recover from the impact of crime.
The support provided to all victims, both who report to the police and those who do not falls generally into four broad categories:
- Initial emotional and practical support including signposting
- More detailed/longer term emotional and practical support including restorative justice and support throughout a court process
- Support and referral to specialist services that can help a victim cope and recover
You can find out more about Northumbria Victim and Witness Service by visiting their website https://nvws.northumbria.police.uk/
VAWG Fund
I have continued to receive funding from the Ministry of Justice to increase the provision of domestic abuse and sexual violence victim support services across Northumbria, including Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) and Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) provision. A total of £1,627,227 has been received for the 2025-26 financial year.
CADA Fund
I have also been successful in obtaining continuation funding from the Home Office’s Supporting Children Preventing Violence (PVSC) Fund to increase the provision of support services across Northumbria for children who have experienced domestic abuse through my Children Affected by Domestic Abuse (CADA) Fund.
To view a full list of the services commissioned through the funding mentioned above and for information on the support they provide, please see the lists at the top of this page.
Commissioner’s Community Fund
This fund has been designed to empower local people and give communities affected by hate crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB) a helping hand to cope and recover from the civil disorder last year. It seeks to support projects and initiatives that are determined to educate people and stamp our racism and hateful behaviours for good.
Micro grants of £1K and larger grants of £5K have been made available to fund a range of projects.
You can view successful applicants here.