The funding announcement comes after a spate of fatal stabbings in London last week. The Home Office is committing £35.5 million to help Violence Reduction Units (VRU), which support projects that carry out preventative work with children and young people, to battle the "horrors" of physical attacks. Work funded by the units has included prevention work in schools, communities, prisons, hospitals, pupil referral units and police custody suites. "We welcome the commitment from Government in tackling serious violence and this funding will allow the units to continue to support young people and keep communities safe," she said. The money will be delivered through VRUs to local charities and social enterprises that support vulnerable young people at risk of involvement in violence through the lockdown period.

Source: Daily Mirror February 08, 2021 00:01 UTC