HC Deb 30 June 1998 vol 315 c143W
Mr. Öpik

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what support his Department offers for the relatives of murder victims; and if he will make a statement. [47435]

Mr. Michael

In addition to the support provided by state funded services, including the National Health Service, Social Services, the police and other criminal justice agencies, the Home Office funds two national voluntary organisations which are able to offer practical help and emotional support to the families and friends of murder victims, both in the immediate aftermath of the murder and on a longer-term basis. In 1998–99, the Home Office grant to Victim Support will amount to £12.7 million, and the grant to Support After Murder and Manslaughter (SAMM) will amount to £43,000.

The Home Office also produces a pack called "Information for Families of Homicide Victims", which contains leaflets on a number of subjects. The pack is handed to friends and relatives by the police at the earliest suitable opportunity following the murder.

Pilot scheme Area covered
Better Government for Older People Scottish Borders Council
Stirling Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Disqualification from Driving for all Offences Paisley Sheriff Court
Perth Sheriff Court
Initiative at the Edge (Iomairt Air An Oir) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council)
Argyll and Bute Council
Highland Council
Northern Periphery: ERDF Article 10 Pilot Action Programme Eligible Areas: Highlands and Islands Objective 1 Area and adjacent
Objective 5(b) areas of North West Grampian and Rural
Stirling/Upland Tayside
Pilot Scheme under Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Glasgow
Penalty) Regulations 1997
Regional Selective Assistance Priority Initiative—Pilots Glasgow North
Glasgow East End
Dundee
West Dunbartonshire
North Ayrshire (3 Towns—Saltcoats, Ardrossan and Stevenston)

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