Category: News Story
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.
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.
Victims’ Commissioner launches 2024 Victim Survey
The Victims' Commissioner has partnered with specialist research agency TONIC to deliver the annual survey.
Questions raised over effectiveness of Respect Orders and ‘hotspot’ policing in tackling persistent anti-social behaviour
The Victims' Commissioner has welcomed the announcement of new measures to tackle anti-social behaviour in public spaces but questioned how these will address the persistent and targeted anti-social behaviour that typically occurs in residential communities.
Baroness Newlove calls for dedicated strategy to tackle interpersonal violence against men and boys
“This International Men’s Day feels like an opportune moment to amplify these calls, but my commitment to this cause is not confined to any single day,” writes Baroness Newlove.
Victim Support court report ‘raises serious questions’ about the treatment of victim-survivors
Baroness Newlove responds to Victim Support's new report Suffering for justice: Sexual violence victim-survivors’ experiences of going to court and cross-examination.