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The Victims' Commissioner responds to the National Audit Office report Tackling Violence against Women and Girls.

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.

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."

Baroness Newlove welcomed the government’s commitment to the IICSA recommendations and urged faster action to guarantee therapeutic support for victims, including adult survivors, and wraparound care for those giving evidence at inquiries.

The Victims' Commissioner responds to new anti-social behaviour (ASB) measures, announced by the government following Baroness Newlove's recent hard-hitting report.

Victim support organisations were already warning of a funding crisis, with many struggling to deliver essential services to victims of crime. Now, the latest funding settlement risks pushing them to breaking point—and it is victims who will pay the price.

"I fear this reduction in support will prompt some victims to simply walk away from seeking justice—a second injustice compounding the first."

In this article – part of a series marking 16 Days of Activism – the Victims’ Commissioner highlights how the backlog of Crown Court cases and other challenges within the criminal justice system are disproportionately impacting rape victims.

Professor Katrin Hohl reflects on the largest survey of rape and sexual assault survivors of police forces in England and Wales.