Topic: Victims in the justice system
‘A wake-up call’: New survey shines spotlight on poor treatment of victims
Victims’ Commissioner publishes 2022 Victim Survey survey results as she prepares to address the House of Lords in response to the King’s Speech.
New victim privacy safeguards come into force
A new law standardising how and when the police can lawfully extract information from electronic devices takes effect.
Statement on the broadcast of Crown Court sentencing remarks
Crown Court sentencing remarks to be broadcast for first time.
Record number of reported rapes means modest CPS progress is not enough
Victims' Commissioner challenges new Prime Minister to commit to deliver on the government's rape review.
Policing watchdogs’ super-complaint on police-perpetrated domestic abuse a “missed opportunity”
Dame Vera Baird QC said the report's conclusions "fall short" as she continued to press for the establishment of a national policing protocol.
A vision for victims – participants, not bystanders
How have we got to the position where victims find their treatment by the criminal justice system to be worse than the crime itself? We urgently need an entire change of culture in how the justice system sees, hears and helps victims.
The police must embed a zero-tolerance policy against sexism and racism within their ranks
In her 2021/22 Annual Report, Dame Vera Baird reflects on the state of policing of violence against women and girls (VAWG).
Enormous court backlogs mean victims of crime are facing years of unacceptable delay in their quest for justice
In her 2021/22 Annual Report, Dame Vera Baird reflects on the challenges facing victims and the justice system.
Fraud: the poor relation?
Fraud has reached epidemic proportions and its scale is truly staggering. Yet you wouldn't know it judging by the criminal justice system's response.