Overall: Independent evaluation from the University of Suffolk validates the transformational im-pact of our work, while ongoing challenges in funding and systemic pressures underline the importance of long-term strategic investment. During the financial year we have supported over 200 families with consistent reports of life-changing outcomes for both 3rd party victims and those that they care for. The consistent quality of the service provided to clients Despite exceeding the planned numbers of families we are supporting, we have maintained the quality of the service and maintained the bespoke, client-led service that is at the heart of our model of support. Much of this is due to the fierce determination of support workers to maintain these values (many of whom are former clients so know how that helped them). Staff expertise, commitment, and knowledge Increasing levels of confidence, experience and knowledge that has grown within the team as many have now been delivering support to clients for more than 3 years. New staff members who have joined this year have integrated well into the team and their delight at seeing tangible outcomes has been a highlight. Influence on a national scale Our outreach and engagement efforts have been key to success. We have delivered briefings to health and safeguarding professionals, and raised our profile through high-level policy and political engagement. Presenting to the Home Office and the House of Lords, attending national summits, and contributing to the Victims Code, Restitute is positioned as a nation-al voice for third-party families affected by child sexual abuse. Our inclusion in the APCC summit has led to funding from 2 further PCCs as well as connections, conversations and greater understanding of the needs of 3rd party victims of crime. Restitute has now supported families in 35 counties in England and Wales plus Scotland 2 and overseas armed forces personnel 1 exceeding our plans.

Restitute is a lived experience organisation – designed, led, managed, and delivered by parents, carers, partners and loved ones who care for survivors of serious crime. In 2019, we built the service we wished we’d received and since then have worked hard to ensure that everyone who is part of Restitute is able to contribute to our collective knowledge, expertise and understanding, not just for the families we directly support but for everyone in society. There is a passion, pride, and commitment throughout the whole organisation that we really are saving and changing lives. Since inception, we have involved clients and their families to create and refine our offer, priori-tise needs identified by new clients and worked to be responsive and deliver a bespoke service to the people we work with. This has meant adapting our offer dependent on local services that are available where there is either excellent provision or conversely nothing available at all. Be-cause our service is bespoke for every family, we avoid duplication, fill in the gaps and work in partnership across statutory and 3rd sector providers. In the first few years, issues around home-schooling, social services, housing and dealing with COVID were a priority. In subsequent years, the cost-of-living, the criminal justice system back-log, access to dentists and complex cases involving multiple features of poverty, transgenera-tional trauma and poor mental health and sibling sexual abuse have become more prevalent. On a more positive note, household support funding has meant that the necessity for us to purchase white goods or provide food shops or energy top ups has lessened as other funding has become more routinely available. We have worked hard to ensure that our offer remains relevant, flexible, holistic, and empowering. Restitute Board of Directors now included 4 former clients of Resitute ensuring that its leadership is imbedded in the services we provide.

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