Document Type: Correspondence

The Victims’ Commissioner, Claire Waxman, has written to the Prime Minister ahead of his address to Labour Party Conference, calling on him to make criminal justice reform a national priority.

The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales has written to Minister Timpson to formally raise urgent concerns regarding the implementation of the Sentencing Act 2026 ahead of scheduled prison releases this September.

The Victims’ Commissioner, Claire Waxman, has written to the Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, alongside the publication of Baroness Newlove’s final Annual Report.

The Chief Executive of the Office of the Victims’ Commissioner, Susannah Hancock, wrote to the Chair of the Public Bill Committee on the Courts and Tribunals Bill to formally raise concerns about conduct during the Committee’s evidence session on 25 March 2026.

The Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales, Claire Waxman OBE, has written a letter addressed to Members of Parliament, urging lawmakers to keep victims at the centre of the upcoming debate on court reform. The intervention comes ahead of the Second Reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill, scheduled for Tuesday 10 March.

The Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales, Baroness Newlove, has written a letter to Minister McDougall detailing the findings from her meetings with victims of the Post Office Horizon Scandal.

Baroness Newlove has written to Sir Brian Leveson with suggestions for the second part of his Independent Review of the Criminal Courts and highlighting concerns that recent progress on victims' rights could be undermined.

The Victims’ Commissioner has written to the Lord Chancellor urging the removal of judicial discretion that limits victims’ access to sentencing remarks. The letter argues this restriction undermines transparency and victims’ understanding of justice.

Baroness Newlove has written to the Lord Chancellor, highlighting the funding crisis currently facing the victim services sector. Deepening since the Spending Review, the Victims' Commissioner now fears support for victims is slipping behind other priorities - directly impacting victims' safety.

In a letter to Minister Davies-Jones, Baroness Newlove welcomes the statutory footing of the Victim Notification Scheme in the Victims and Courts Bill but raises serious concerns about delays, poor information sharing and restrictions on what can be disclosed to victims. She urges the Minister to address these systemic issues to ensure victims receive timely, accurate and meaningful support and information. The response to the Victims' Commissioner, dated 14 July 2025, can be accessed in full below.