Written Question · S7W-04696 · Session 7
How much funding it has provided to the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre in each financial year since 2015-16, and what the purpose of each a…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre in each financial year since 2015-16, and what the purpose of each award of funding was.
The answer
The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) has received funding through a number of funding streams since 2015-16, including funding administered by the Scottish Legal Aid Board and Scottish Government Violence Against Women and Girls Justice funding. Further details are in the following table.Financial YearFunding (£)Purpose2015-16£89,980.00Specialist legal services2016-17£73,677.00Specialist legal services2017-18£33,704.00Specialist legal services2017-18£62,989.00Specialist legal services.2017-18£165,473.00Expansion of the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre2018-19£143,185.76Specialist legal services.2018-19£162,330.99Specialist legal and advocacy services.2019-20£91,554.66Specialist legal services2019-20Up to £351,000.00Legal advice, representation and advocacy services2020-21£347,347.00Specialist legal services2021-22£347,946.00Specialist legal services2022-23£384,026.00Specialist legal services2023-24£384,026.00Specialist legal services2024-25£384,026.00Specialist legal services2025-26Up to £384,026.00Specialist legal servicesThe funding has supported the provision and expansion of specialist legal information, advice, representation and advocacy services for women affected by gender-based violence, and the purposes of each grant have been agreed through the usual grant making process.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-04696 by reference.