Bids are to be led by police and crime commissioners (PCC) in England and Wales, with involvement from community safety partnerships and other crime reduction bodies.
The Home Office fund aims to support early interventions and prevention initiatives, with the focus on delivering positive outcomes for young people and focusing on tackling risk factors to youth violence. In addition, there is a commitment to building the evidence base of what works.
What will it fund?
It will support early intervention programmes for young people primarily under the age of 18 at risk of criminal involvement as victims or perpetrators. Successful projects will:
While the primary focus is on tackling and preventing serious violence, the fund will also help increase young people's resilience to various vulnerabilities that can raise the risk of being a victim of crime. Projects supporting young adults aged up to 25 will also be considered where identified by local partnerships as a priority group.
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