SIA funding for preventing VAWG

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has awarded its grant for good causes to three organisations preventing violence against women and girls.

The SIA’s grant for good causes is made up proceeds of crime confiscated from individuals convicted of criminal offences within the private security industry. The money is then used to benefit the private security industry and improve public protection.

This year's beneficiaries work to prevent violence against women and girls. This includes working with victims and survivors of sexual violence, child sexual abuse, and domestic abuse.

The grants for 2024 to 2025 have been awarded to: Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse in Essex (CARA) (£10,000); The Haven Refuge Wolverhampton (£2,661.50); and Rising Sun (£3,283.50).

Paul Cartlidge, chair of the grants panel, and Investigations and Enforcement Head of Operational Support at the SIA, said: "We believe that crime should not pay, so it’s fitting that illegally acquired money should be taken from criminals and used for the benefit of society and especially for the protection of the public. The organisations we have awarded to this year are actively preventing violence against women and girls, and their applications resonated with the panel and stood out from many other worthy applicants."