Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“What steps her Department is taking to improve the enforcement of the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England and Wales.”
Tabled: 30 October 2024Answered: 5 November 2024
Asked by
Ashley Dalton
Labour — West Lancashire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Davies-Jones)
We will implement the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, which lays a good foundation for ensuring that victims know the rights they should receive under the code and that agencies are held accountable for delivering them. We will consult on the revised victims code early next year, and we will go further by increasing the Victims’ Commissioner’s powers so that there is more accountability for delivering the code.