Police commissioner Jane Kennedy: Merseyside’s Police Commissioner Jane Kennedy said: “Sexual violence devastates lives. Those who survive it deserve to be treated with the utmost sensitivity, care and respect. A NEW support group has been set up to help victims of sexual violence in Wirral and Merseyside. The new Merseyside Sexual Violence Strategic Group will focus on increasing the reporting rates of sexual violence, by giving victims greater confidence to come forward, while also ensuring more offenders are brought to justice. It gathered for the first time last month to agree its vision and aims and will meet quarterly from March 4 to review progress against its action plan.