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Motion · S6M-07295 · 19 Dec 2022

Help Provided by Victim Support Scotland's Emergency Assistance Fund

Lodged by Russell Findlay (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) Standard Motion 28 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament acknowledges what it sees as the significant financial impact of crime on people across Scotland; believes that many of those affected are victims of domestic abuse who require emergency provision of goods and services for their personal safety and security, as well as dignity and wellbeing; understands that emergency funding can be required for household goods, food, utilities, clothing, damaged property, security equipment, funerals and travel to a place of safety; acknowledges that Victim Support Scotland’s Emergency Assistance Fund (EAF) provides urgent support quickly and efficiently to crime victims, who, it understands, are often among the most disadvantaged groups in Scotland; understands that the EAF is available to any crime victim who is in urgent need of financial help as a direct result of a specific crime and has no means of accessing funding from any other source; further understands that the EAF has assisted individuals across Scotland, in addition to over 200 support organisations, with awards to the value of £293,000 being made so far in 2022; commends Victim Support Scotland for its focus on assisting victims of crime and what it sees as the vital, often lifesaving, support that is provided by its EAF; notes that the EAF has received funding through the Victim Surcharge Fund, which came into being in 2019, and understands that anyone who commits a crime that results in a court fine is charged an additional penalty, which is known as the victim surcharge and paid into the Victim Surcharge Fund. 

Supporters (28)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.