Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee

Recommendation 12

12 Accepted Paragraph: 64

By-and-for services for honour-based abuse victims are underfunded with complex commissioning

Conclusion
By-and-for services, which are organisations designed and run by and for people who are minoritised, are vital to ensuring victims of honour- based abuse receive the support they need. However, the sector is underfunded, and complex commissioning processes often prevent smaller specialist organisations from competing against generic and larger providers for the funding available. Such funding is also too often available only on a short term basis.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government acknowledges the vital work of HBA charities and states it has implemented measures like promoting consortium bidding, extended application times, and launched a £8.3m fund for 'by and for' services, alongside a commissioning toolkit.
Paragraph Reference: 64
Government Response

The government responded to this report on 15 September 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗