Member

Lords amendment 6 would duplicate duties already set out in the victims code. Creating a parallel statutory duty on an unspecified Government Department would risk confusion about where responsibility lies, and would cut across existing operational practice. Instead—I make this commitment today—we are working closely and directly with victims and bereaved people, with operational partners and with other Departments to develop practical and workable legislative change that will address the issues that we have heard about in respect of notification and applying to the scheme out of time.