Rape Crisis faces 'catastrophic' job losses without Scottish Government funding
dailyrecord.co.ukA charity for rape victims has warned of “catastrophic” job losses unless “critical” Scottish Government funding is extended.
Rape Crisis Scotland sounded the alarm after a grant which had slashed waiting lists ended. Labour MSP Monica Lennon said: “It’s disgraceful that RCS centres are being put at risk because the Scottish Government is failing to fund them properly.” Ministers awarded RCS over £1.1million last year to tackle spiralling waits, which in some locations were up to a year.
The grant paid for extra staff and allowed the organisation to respond to an increase in demand from victims.RCS revealed the grant coming to an end would threaten 28 jobs.
They said: “In the current climate, these losses would be catastrophic, leading to service instability, strain on infrastructure and make retaining skilled staff incredibly challenging.”The charity claimed the initial funding had seen waits in the Highlands fall by six months, as well as reducing the delays for victims in Lanarkshire from over six months to four weeks.
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