Money taken from offenders will go to towards helping victims of crime in Falkirk

The victim support project is one of the Falkirk-based charity’s newest projects and works with victims and witnesses of crime who are 16 and over and have a learning disability or autism.

The Victim Surcharge Fund takes money away from criminals who obtained the cash through criminal activity and then uses it to directly or indirectly help those who have been victims of crime.

A Central Advocacy Partners spokesperson said: “We are thrilled to be one out of only seven organisations in Scotland chosen to receive the additional funding from the Scottish Government’s Victim Surcharge fund.

“This will allow us to offer much needed practical support to victims with a learning disability or autism in addition to the independent one to one advocacy support we provide. The practical support we will be able to offer advocacy partners will be a lifeline for some who are not only trying to cope with the impacts of crime but other additional financial pressures.”

Working from their base in West Bridge Street, are also involved have a general advocacy project, a transitions project that works with young people with autism and a survivor’s project that works with women who have experienced domestic abuse

All the charity’s projects can provide one to one independent advocacy to people who have a learning disability or autism who live within the Forth Valley area.

Visit the website for more information.