Safer Communities budget allocation for the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit: FOI release

Information requested

The Scottish Government’s Safer Communities budget allocation for the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit for the current financial year and for the previous two years.

Response

The answer to your question is set out below:

Financial Year	Grant offered for the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (up to the amount of)
2023-24	£1,170,500
2024-25	£1,170,500
2025-26	£1,135,000*

The grant amount for 2025-26 is an indicative allocation only at this point, and is subject to Scottish Government financial control and approval processes.

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