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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…

Answered Asked by Monica Lennon Lab Lodged 2 Nov 2026

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

Answered by Neil Gray on 11 Nov 2026 · 9 days after it was lodged, on time

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.