Victim Surcharge Fund – Annual Report 2022- 23
A report on those payments made into and out of the Victim Surcharge Fund, the recipient organisations, the administration costs and balance of the fund for the period 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
Annex A
Application Process
The Fund was opened for the third time to applications from organisations that provide support to victims of crime in December 2022. The deadline for applications to the Fund was 9 January 2023.
By the closing date, eight applications to the Fund had been received.
The applications were independently assessed by a panel of three Scottish Government officials against a pre-agreed matrix. A panel meeting was held on 18 January where individual findings were discussed, and a consensus reached on which of the applications met the criteria required (as set out in the Victim Surcharge Fund Guidance).
Seven applications met the criteria, were approved for funding by Scottish Ministers and organisations informed in March 2023.
The successful organisations that applied to the Fund, and the amount they applied for and were awarded, were as follows:
| Recipient | Amount awarded |
|---|---|
| Victim Support Scotland | £440,000[4] |
| Edinburgh Women's Aid | £25,559 |
| Survivors of Human Trafficking in Scotland (SOHTIS) | £7,700 |
| Central Advocacy Partners | £5,000 |
| Women's Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre Dundee & Angus | £10,000 |
| Dumbarton District Women's Aid | £10,000 |
| The Manda Centre | £5,000 |
| Total | £503,299 |
Contact
Email: victimsurchargefund@gov.scot
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