“What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to improve support for victims of crime.”
Asked by
Sir John Hayes
Answering Minister
the Solicitor General
Answer from Hansard
The Solicitor General
One of my priorities as Solicitor General and the priority of the Director for Public Prosecutions, whom I met earlier this week, is tackling the intolerable backlog in our courts and transforming the way in which we support victims of crime. The Prime Minister has set out our plan for change, which will restore confidence in our criminal justice system. We have worked with the CPS to make recent changes to its processes in order to improve communication with victims, strengthen the victims’ right to review scheme, reduce the rates of victim attrition, and reduce delays.