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Help stop the government plans to decentralise ALL sexual violence funding.

Closed 640 signatures

What the petition asks

During Sexual Violence Awareness Week 2017, we are trying to #shinealight into the darkness of the hidden horrors of rape and sexual abuse. More individuals are coming forward and asking for support. Recently funding for sexual violence support services has remained constant or dropped.
This plan in 2018/19 would be disastrous for many services, despite the evidence pointing to the problems this will cause for established services that rely on such funding for their core service delivery. It is likely there will be less support available for survivors, as decentralised funds are consumed by other priority local needs. We can already see a decrease in service levels and an increase in waiting times for support. We ask that the government urgently reconsider this proposed action.

Timeline

15 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 640
Status Closed
Opened 15 Feb 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.