Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What steps his Department is taking to tackle in-work poverty.”
Tabled: 13 June 2023Answered: 19 June 2023
Asked by
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Solicitor General
This Government are committed to restoring confidence in the criminal justice system, which means ensuring that victims of crime are properly supported through the justice process. The CPS is taking a range of measures to better support victims, including by offering pre-trial meetings to adult victims of rape and serious sexual assault, recruiting victim liaison officers to act as a consistent point of contact for victims, and delivering the groundbreaking victim transformation programme.