The Safety of Women and Girls
The following page sets the Mayor's work and that of key partners to make West Yorkshire a safer place for women and girls.
The Supporting Victims pages are designed to show you what services are available across West Yorkshire and in your area.
The Supporting Victims pages are designed to show you what services are available across West Yorkshire and in your area. Pages in this section detail the help available from Victim Support, the services commissioned by the Mayor in your area, and/or the Ministry of Justice.
The Mayor will continue to commission the most appropriate services that victims and witnesses need, building on the excellent work already being undertaken around priorities including domestic abuse and sexual abuse, hate crime, human trafficking, road safety and restorative justice.
It is important for victims and witnesses to know they can access all the services listed here regardless of whether you wish to report a crime to the police. The purpose of these services is to support you, or someone you may know who has been affected by crime, in coping and recovering.
Please know that you are not alone.
If you have any feedback or views on the victims pages please contact our Victim and Witness Service Adviser at policingandcrime@westyorks-ca.gov.uk.
The following page sets the Mayor's work and that of key partners to make West Yorkshire a safer place for women and girls.
Victim Support is the main provider of support services to all victims of crime in West Yorkshire, funded by the Mayor.
Restorative justice brings those harmed by crime, and those responsible for that harm, into communication with each other. This contact can offer victims the opportunity to be heard, to ask questions of the offender, and to have their say in the resolution.
Supporting victims and witnesses is a key priority. The strategy has seven key priorities that have been selected following consultation with key forums.
The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims’ Code) sets out the minimum standards that must be provided to victims of crime by organisations (referred to as service providers) in England and Wales.