Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

What steps her Department is taking to help support victims of sexual abuse.

Tabled: 22 May 2025Answered: 3 June 2025

Asked by

Tim Roca

LabourMacclesfield

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Davies-Jones)

We fund key support services, such as independent sexual violence and domestic abuse advisers. The Crown Prosecution Service has introduced victim liaison officers to ensure that victims of rape and serious sexual offences have a consistent point of contact throughout the criminal justice system. We will also provide free transcripts of sentencing remarks for victims of rape and serious sexual offences, and we will introduce independent legal advisers for all adult rape victims.