VAWG Permission to Tender
Additional documents:
Decision:
Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by the
Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, Councillor Joani Reid, the Mayor and
Cabinet agreed that
(1) a VAWG service be tendered for Lewisham residents covering community
and emergency accommodation services;
(2) the service will provide advocacy and advice for victims of VAWG in
Lewisham, supporting victims to improve their safety, reduce their vulnerability
to abuse and support in accessing statutory and voluntary services to improve
health and wellbeing; and
(3) the service will be for a duration of 3 years from April 2020, with the option
to extend for 2 years, at a maximum stated annual value and maximum total
(including extension) stated value.
Minutes:
Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by the
Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, Councillor Joani Reid, the Mayor and
Cabinet, for the reasons set out in the report and by a vote of 9-0:
RESOLVED that:
(1) a VAWG service be tendered for Lewisham residents covering community
and emergency accommodation services;
(2) the service will provide advocacy and advice for victims of VAWG in
Lewisham, supporting victims to improve their safety, reduce their vulnerability
to abuse and support in accessing statutory and voluntary services to improve
health and wellbeing; and
(3) the service will be for a duration of 3 years from April 2020, with the option
to extend for 2 years, at a maximum stated annual value and maximum total
(including extension) stated value.