PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Football: Sexual Offences (12 December 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to support people affected by allegations of sexual abuse in football.
Asked by:
Mr Clive Betts (Labour)
Asked by:
Mr Clive Betts (Labour)
Answer
The Government has committed £7m of funding for organisations supporting victims and survivors of sexual abuse for the current financial year.
The majority of this money is provided directly to Police and Crime Commissioners to support local organisations.
Over half a million pounds was shared between national support organisations, including organisations like NAPAC, the National Association for People Abused in Childhood.
Answered by:
Dame Tracey Crouch (Conservative)
15 December 2016
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