Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 12569

Crime: Victims

Tabled: 4 November 2024

Answered: 11 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to put the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England and Wales on a statutory basis.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

The Victims’ Code, which sets out the minimum level of service that victims and survivors of crime should receive, is already a statutory code of practice, that primary legislation requires the Secretary of State to issue. This means agencies must act in ...

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