- In addition, Cs will ask in the Assembly that the regional government fulfill its commitment to extend the itinerant service of attention to victims of sexual abuse and aggression, which already works in Murcia, Cartagena
Cartagena, Sunday, December 16 -.
Cs in Cartagena has issued an information request to the Government of Cartagena to know the exact figure that the Ministry of Equality has transferred to Cartagena and the actions it intends to undertake or reinforce with that money.
In addition, Citizens has been interested to know how Cartagena will benefit from the 8 million euros entered in the Regional Pact against Gender Violence approved by the Regional Assembly, and if it is working to coordinate the resources that come from the Pact of State against Gender Violence, "we believe that between these two pacts, Cartagena will directly receive about 80,000 euros and we want to make sure that the local government is prepared to take full advantage of the aid to combat this social scourge," he said. spokesman for Citizens, Manuel Padín.
In addition, in the letter sent, Cs reminds the councilor of Equality his commitment that in 2019 the item destined for the Shelter that is in Cartagena will increase from 40,000 to 60,000 euros.
CS has also asked the Department of Equality why it has not yet prompted the signing of an agreement with the Community to strengthen assistance to victims of sexist violence on weekends.
It is a collaboration agreement for the Psychosocial Unit in Civil Protection Emergencies (UPSE), formed by volunteers (psychologists, educators and social workers) to assist these victims.
This collaboration allows victims to receive specialized psychological attention and is completed by the attention provided to them from the '1-1-2' device.
According to Cs, this agreement has already been signed by the municipalities of Murcia, Lorca and Alcantarilla.
On the other hand, Cs Cartagena will demand from the regional government that the itinerant service for victims of abuse and sexual assault (CAVA) that operates in the city of Murcia extend to Cartagena in 2019, "it is a request that we have already transferred to our colleagues in the Regional Assembly, "said Manuel Padín.
VioGén System
On the other hand, the local spokesman of Citizens will ask in the Plenary of January for the advances that are taking place to develop the agreement promoted by the orange formation for the adhesion to the protocol of collaboration and coordination between Forces and Bodies of Security of the State and the Local Police of Cartagena for the protection of victims of gender violence.
The Citizens proposal urged the City Council to carry out the necessary procedures for the Local Police to be included in the Comprehensive Monitoring System in Cases of Gender Violence (Sistema VioGén).
The incorporation to this system is necessary to activate this coordination protocol that emanates from a 2006 agreement between the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) and the Ministry of the Interior, "since in January the Local Safety Board announced that this adhesion was going to occur imminently we do not know anything, "lamented Padín.
About the money of the State Pact
The Ministry of the Presidency and Equality has distributed 300,000 euros among the 45 municipalities of the Region to finance programs aimed at the eradication of sexist violence.
It is a single payment that is made directly to the municipalities and is intended to develop some of the measures contemplated in the State Pact, such as conducting campaigns, the promotion of local support units, strengthening of services Municipal services for victims of violence against women, specialized training for professionals, reinforcement of the Local Police attached to the Viogen System and the Family Meeting Points.
Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena