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Document Location: Victims and Prisoners Bill

The Victims and Prisoners Bill: briefing and proposed amendments

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This document contains a background briefing on the Victims and Prisoners Bill (pages 1-4) and proposed amendments to the Bill (pages 4-9).

Amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill: Clause 24 – Information relating to victims (Third-party materials)

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This amendment seeks to mirror the wording of the clauses dealing with victim information requests with that of the clauses dealing with digital data requests in the PCSC Act 2022.

This document was updated on 16 January 2024.

Briefing on Victims’ Code Compliance Monitoring

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This document presents proposed amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, aimed at enhancing accountability measures for criminal justice agencies responsible for upholding the rights outlined in the Victims' Code.

Briefing on victims of mentally disordered offenders

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This document outlines proposed amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, with the intent of granting parity of rights to victims of mentally disordered offenders.

Briefing on victims of anti-social behaviour

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This document outlines a proposed amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, designed to broaden to access support for victims of persistent anti-social behaviour.

Briefing on third-party materials, privilege for notes of therapy and legal representation for victims of rape

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This document outlines proposed amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, with the intent of radically improving the experience of the criminal justice system for rape victims. (This document was updated on 22 April 2024.)

Victims and Prisoners Bill – Briefing (December 2023)

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This document outlines proposed amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, designed to address the Victims' Commissioner's three main priorities for the Bill.

Submission to the Public Bill Committee on the Victims’ and Prisoners Bill

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This document contains the Office of the Victims’ Commissioner written evidence to the Public Bill Committee on the Victims and Prisoners Bill.

Victims Law consultation response

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Response to “Delivering justice for victims: A consultation on improving victims’ experiences of the Criminal Justice System"