Written Question·Home Office·UIN 38808

Criminal Proceedings

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025

Question

Zöe Franklin

Liberal DemocratGuildford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with police forces on supporting families in relation to criminal cases that have been open for over a decade.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Under the Victims' Code all victims, including a close relative of a person whose death was directly caused by a criminal offence, are entitled to be referred to support services when they report a crime.The Ministry of Justice provides Police and Crime C...

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