What action it is taking to increase specialist national provision to support male victims of domestic abuse.

Domestic and intimate partner violence, in all its forms, has no place in Scotland. Equally Safe, Scotland’s strategy to prevent and eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls, recognises that men and boys can also be victims of violence and abuse.We are providing almost £46 million over 2026-2028 through our Delivering Equally Safe Fund, to allow all fund recipients to continue the vital work they undertake to prevent violence and support survivors. In addition, the Victim Centred Approach fund will provide £6 million for specialist advocacy support for survivors of gender-based violence in 2026-27. This includes services which support male survivors -Men’s Advice Line, who provide emotional support and practical advice and information for male victims of domestic abuse in Scotland.SACRO’s FearFree Project which supports male and LGBTI survivors of domestic violence.AMIS, a charity that support men experiencing domestic abuse through their national helpline, website and training services.The Scottish Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline to support both male and female victims and survivors.ASSIST, who as part of their work provide advocacy support to male survivors of domestic abuse in the West of Scotland and the Lothians.LGBT Domestic Abuse project, which works across Scotland to raise awareness and improve service responses of LGBT people's experiences of domestic abuse and other forms of gender based violence.Our Equally Safe delivery plan commits to the development of a more sustainable funding model aligned to the ambitions of Equally Safe, which will include appropriate national provision of support to male victims of domestic abuse.