Rape crisis centre warns of cuts without urgent new funding

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 07:03 · Archive

Glasgow & Clyde Rape Crisis warns it must make further service cuts within weeks unless it secures additional funding.

Glasgow & Clyde Rape Crisis has warned it must make further cuts to waiting lists and services unless it secures additional funding within four weeks. The organisation has already closed some waiting lists amid record demand for specialist support, with 182 survivors waiting for help in February and waiting times reaching up to 226 days.

The centre has launched its 'For Her' appeal to mark its 50th anniversary, asking individuals to raise £50 and businesses and organisations to raise £500 each by November 2027. Sexual crime in Scotland has reached its highest level since comparable records began in 1971, with 16,430 offences recorded in 2025-26, while rape and attempted rape also hit record highs with 3,229 offences. In Glasgow, a rape or attempted rape is reported to police roughly every 18 hours.

Claudia Macdonald-Bruce, director of Glasgow & Clyde Rape Crisis, said the organisation hears 'what happens after the police leave, after the headlines disappear, and when a woman is left trying to work out how to live with what has happened'. She added: 'We are seeing the consequences of a system buckling under pressure.' The Glasgow Times reports that Rape Crisis Glasgow estimates it needs at least £271 to provide support to one survivor, with the fuller cost of delivering specialist support closer to £500.

How it is being reported

• Glasgow Rape Crisis 'will be forced to make further cuts' without more funding"We are seeing the consequences of a system buckling under pressure."Glasgow Live · 14 Oct, 07:18
• Rape Crisis faces cuts to services within weeks amid funding emergencyGlasgow Rape Crisis shuts specialist support waiting list after waits reach 226 days, appealing for urgent funding as sexual crime hits record high.Glasgow Times · 14 Oct, 06:00
• 'Help us survive': Rape crisis centre warns of more cuts as it launches urgent appealGlasgow & Clyde Rape Crisis has warned of further cuts within weeks unless funding is secured as it launches its 50th anniversary For Her appeal.The Herald · 14 Oct, 05:00

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