Category: Media
Parole Board hearings: Victim welfare must remain paramount, as ‘welcome’ national rollout confirmed
The Victims' Commissioner responds to a government announcement confirming that a scheme - giving eligible victims' the opportunity to attend and observe their perpetrator's parole board hearing - will be rolled out nationally, following a successful regional pilot.
Grim milestone as Crown Court backlog hits new high
The Victims' Commissioner comments on the Crown Court statistics, showing yet another increase to an already unprecedented backlog.
Victims’ Commissioner responds to HMICFRS police effectiveness report
The Victims' Commissioner, Baroness Newlove, responds to HMICFRS report on police effectiveness, the level of service victims receive and victim outcomes
‘Section 28′: Victims’ Commissioner welcomes special measures report findings
The Victims' Commissioner responds to recent Ministry of Justice findings evaluating the use of s.28.
Getting justice is becoming an ordeal
Our courts service is in crisis and all too often, victims are paying the price. My report gives a voice to these victims.
Justice delayed: Human toll of gruelling Crown Court delays on victims revealed in new Victims’ Commissioner report
A new report from the Victims' Commissioner, Baroness Newlove, reveals the gruelling impact of Crown Court delays on victims, victim services and the wider criminal justice system.
Crime and Policing Bill: Commissioner welcomes strengthened commitment to neighbourhood policing
The Victims' Commissioner responds to the introduction of Crime and Policing Bill.
Victims’ Commissioner: NAO VAWG report highlights critical lack of understanding
The Victims' Commissioner responds to the National Audit Office report Tackling Violence against Women and Girls.
The Victims’ Commissioner has always championed victims; now it has the powers to match
The role of Victims’ Commissioner is unrecognisable from the role I first took on in 2013. Key reforms now provide the statutory powers needed to fulfil its original mandate—championing victims’ rights, monitoring the Victims’ Code, holding criminal justice agencies to account, and driving real change.
Domestic abuse victims are being failed by the criminal justice system at every stage
The Victims' Commissioner welcomes the Domestic Abuse Commissioner's report: "I echo Dame Nicole’s alarm at these findings and share her urgent call for reform."