Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 32959

Crime: Victims

Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to publish a victim’s charter.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
In England and Wales, we have the Victims’ Code rather than a Victim Charter. The Victims’ Code sets out the services and minimum standard for these services that must be provided to victims of crime by service providers. It first came into force in 2005 ...

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