Member

The Government entirely agree with the objective of better supporting victims. Indeed, we have consistently put victims at the heart of what we are and what we do, but we do not think that these amendments are the best way of doing so. We do not agree that relevant authorities should be statutorily required to commission certain support services for certain groups. Rather, we believe that improved multi-agency working on commissioning is the best approach to address any issues with the commissioning of victim support services. That is the way to target provision most effectively.