Domestic abuse charity could receive council money

A charity that helps victims of domestic abuse in a city could receive £170,000 a year in council funding.

A Peterborough City Council report recommends awarding a three-year contract to Peterborough Women's Aid to provide refuge services and safe accommodation.

It said about 30 adults and 30 children would be supported each year, and the recommendation followed an "extensive needs assessment" and consultation.

The authority's cabinet members are due to make a decision on the contract, which would start in April, at a meeting on 16 December.

In the report, the council said supporting the charity was "key to the delivery" of its safe accommodation strategy.

"This service will work with those who are at significant risk of serious harm outside of the city, and those at less risk but requiring accommodation in the city, who can stay locally if a safety plan is in place," it added.

If the contract is awarded, there is an option for it to be extended by up to two years, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

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