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WEST MERCIA PCC: DISCLOSURE LOG

RESPONSE TO REQUEST
Reference: 2023 – 365 / WE09157
Date of response: 04th January 2024

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST

Request

I am writing on behalf of Barnardo’s with a Freedom of Information request.
We are requesting information to understand how many Child Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (CHIDVAs) and Child Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (CHISVAs) you currently commission. For the purposes of this Freedom of Information request, CHIDVAs and CHISVAs are independent domestic and sexual violence advisers who specifically work with children (under 18s), and not with adults.

We are looking to find:

  1. How many FTE Child Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (CHIDVAs) have you
    commissioned in the financial 2023-2024; 2022-2023; 2021-2022?
  2. How many FTE Child Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (CHISVAs) have you
    commissioned in the financial years 2023-2024; 2022-2023; 2021-2022?
  3. How many FTE Child Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (CHIDVAs) and FTE
    Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (CHISVAs) have you co-commissioned with local authorities in the financial years 2023-2024; 2022-2023; 2021-2022?
  4. How many FTE Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) have you commissioned in the financial years 2023-2024; 2022-2023; 2021-2022?
  5. How many FTE Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) have you commissioned in the financial years 2023-2024; 2022-2023; 2021-2022?
  6. How many FTE Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) and FTE Independent
    Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) have you co-commissioned with local authorities in the financial years 2023-2024; 2022-2023; 2021-2022?

Barnardo’s will use the information provided to inform our work on the Victims and Prisoners Bill which we are doing with a Children’s coalition led by the NSPCC, calling on the Government to develop guidance for CHISVAs and CHIDVAs and to provide funding for these roles.

Response

Please see the below response to your request.

Independent Sexual Violence Advisers.

Category of Commissioned CHISVA
and ISVA Commissioned
Financial year
2021/2022
Financial year
2022/2023
Financial
year
2023-2024
CHISVAs Commissioned by the PCC7.1 FTE7.92 FTE6.45 FTE
CHISVAs Co-commissioned with the
Local Authority
000
ISVAs Commissioned by the PCC15.7 FTE20 FTE16.86 FTE
ISVAs Co-commissioned with the
Local Authority
000

Independent Domestic Violence Advisers.

Category of Commissioned CHIDVA
and IDVA Commissioned
Financial year
2021/2022
Financial year
2022/2023
Financial
year
2023-2024
CHIDVAs Commissioned by the PCC666
CHIDVAs Co-commissioned with the
Local Authority
000
IDVAs Commissioned by the PCC17.517.517.5
IDVAs Co-commissioned with the
Local Authority
000

Yours Sincerely,

FOI Officer
West Mercia OPCC

Response Reviews.

If you think that the Police and Crime Commissioner has failed to supply information in accordance with the publication scheme, then you should write in the first instance, to the:

Chief Executive, OPCC – West Mercia, Hindlip Hall, Worcester. WR3 8SP

The PCC will aim to deal with your complaint within 10 working days. If you are dissatisfied with the response you can ask for the matter to be internally reviewed. Internal reviews will be completed promptly and a response given to you within 20 working days of your further
request.

If, after the internal review, you remain dissatisfied, then you can complain to the Information Commissioner (Office of the Information Commissioner), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF).

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write to the Information Compliance Unit; Information Compliance Unit, PO Box 55, Worcester, WR3 8SP. Email: information@westmercia.police.uk