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Rape Crisis faces 'catastrophic' job losses without Scottish Government funding
13.12.2022 - 08:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A charity for rape victims has warned of “catastrophic” job losses unless “critical” Scottish Government funding is extended. Rape Crisis Scotland sounded the alarm after a grant which had slashed waiting lists ended.
Labour MSP Monica Lennon said: “It’s disgraceful that RCS centres are being put at risk because the Scottish Government is failing to fund them properly.”
Ministers awarded RCS over £1.1million last year to tackle spiralling waits, which in some locations were up to a year. The grant paid for extra staff and allowed the organisation to respond to an increase in demand from victims.
RCS revealed the grant coming to an end would threaten 28 jobs. They said: “In the current climate, these losses would be catastrophic, leading to service instability, strain on infrastructure and make retaining skilled staff incredibly challenging.”
The charity claimed the initial funding had seen waits in the Highlands fall by six months, as well as reducing the delays for victims in Lanarkshire from over six months to four weeks. RCS, which wants £1.7million to safeguard its services, said the pandemic had led to a surge in demand for their services.
Rape Crisis Grampian has seen demand almost double, with 408 survivors accessing the service in 2022 compared with 276 in the previous year. There was a 200 per cent increase in referrals to Moray Rape Crisis in 2021-22.
A Scottish Government spokesman said: “Our Delivering Equally Safe fund is providing £19million per year to support 121 projects from 112 organisations across the length and breadth of Scotland that focus on early intervention, prevention, and support for victims, including the Rape Crisis Scotland helpline and Rape Crisis Centres throughout Scotland.”
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