CYP Now - London mayor ploughs £3.2m into combatting youth violence

A new multi-million pound investment in London’s violence reduction unit (VRU) will fund crucial early intervention programmes for young people at risk of becoming involved in crime, Sadiq Khan has said.

The fund will provide early intervention support for young people at risk of being involved in crime. Picture: Adobe Stock

The VRU was set up by Khan last year and brings together specialists from health, police, local government, probation and community organisations to tackle violent crime and its underlying causes across the capital.

The mayor of London announced his intention to invest an additional £3.2m in the unit this year and in future years.

He also pledged an additional £5m one-off payment for the unit as part of his 2019/20 budget.

Khan said: “London’s violence reduction unit is leading our public health approach to tackling the complex causes of crime, and increasing the unit’s ongoing annual budget from £1.8m to £5m will allow it to invest in more projects and programmes to make crucial early interventions in a young person’s life".

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