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Issue:- 27 March 2014

Bereaved families funding u-turn slammed

LANCASHIRE'S Police and Crime Commissioner has added his voice to growing calls for a Government u-turn on cuts to funding for bereaved families. It's been revealed relatives of murder or manslaughter victims will only receive support from Central Government if the crime occurred after April 2010; meaning support for all other vulnerable families will cease this October.

The issue was debated when the Police and Crime Commissioners came together for their general meeting on Tuesday, and Clive Grunshaw wants the Government to reconsider its decision for the sake of vulnerable families in Lancashire.

Mr Grunshaw said:- "I cannot even begin to understand the pain and anguish experienced by the families of murder and manslaughter victims.  They are extremely vulnerable; and help and support for them is not something which can be time-limited. It is necessary to help them rebuild and move on with their lives.  The impact this decision will have on bereaved families is being highlighted by national charity Mothers Against Murder and Aggression (MAMAA UK), and I urge the Government to listen to their pleas and reconsider this decision.  I also call on our local MPs to consider the impact this decision may have on vulnerable families who have been the victim of extreme tragedy in their constituencies, and lobby ministers for a change."

Police and Crime Commissioners will be responsible for commissioning victims' services at a local level from October, but the government had previously said funding for all bereaved families would remain central.

Currently, the government provides a total budget of just £250,000 to a group of small and medium size organisations, who then provide a fully-inclusive support service to victims, irrespective of where they live.

MAMAA UK has now joined forces with some of these organisations to form the Homocide Action Group, and together they are encouraging MPs and Police and Crime Commissioners to support their calls for the Government to continue with current funding arrangements.

Read the open letter from the Homocide Action Group to PCC.

Peace talks close to collapse

TALKS aimed at achieving a 2 state solution to end the occupation of Palestine land by Israel could collapse within days, a North West MEP has warned.  Liberal Democrat Chris Davies is in Jerusalem leading an official delegation from the European Parliament to assess the state of the US-sponsored talks and the use of EU money.  After talks with negotiators he says that the refusal by Israel to release more Palestinian prisoners by the end of the month is likely to mark a complete breakdown in trust.  He claims that final status discussions have not even started and that most Palestinians are wholly cynical of Israel's approach.  Davies said:- "The promise to release prisoners brought Palestinians to the table despite the continued building of illegal settlements by Israel, but they have achieved nothing of substance and seem certain to fail.  The question is what happens next. Ordinary Palestinians cannot be expected to continue to suffer daily humiliations, racism and. I am sorry to say, killings at the hands of Israeli occupying forces.  Our eyes are now on Ukraine but we should always be conscious that one of the best hopes for securing a more peaceful world is to end the injustice experienced by Palestinians that inflames sentiments across the globe."

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