North Yorkshire councillors say financial support is available for domestic abuse victims.
Councillors said the unspent money could be accessed if needed in the next financial year
, Labour councillor Liz Colling told fellow members the number of domestic abuse incidents reported to North Yorkshire Police had risen from 7,825 to 8,652 in 2021. "I think it is time we invested in this service, we should be doing preventative work, tackling misogyny and gender-based violence in our schools and colleges and additional much-needed facilities," she said.Supporting the call for the unspent funding to be carried forward, opposition councillors pointed out how a new refuge in Scarborough had been put on hold due to rising costs.
Referring to the unspent money, he added: "I can assure you if we need the money, we will use the money."
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