Latest news
-
26 November 2021BLOG: It’s time to wake up and listen to the victims of adult grooming and sexual exploitation
The Victims' Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, shares her reflections on the need for government to recognise and address sexual exploitation…
-
2 November 2021New privacy safeguards: rape victims’ mobile phone data to be protected from unjustified intrusion
The Government agrees to amend Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill to protect victim privacy, whilst ensuring fair trial rights.
-
22 October 2021Rape victims are waiting more than a year for cases to go to trial, making prosecution targets a ‘pipe-dream’
New quarterly Crown Prosecution Service data shows that in the last 12 months just 41 extra suspects were charged compared…
-
13 October 2021BLOG: Bold and ambitious action on fraud will help victims
The Victims' Commissioner writes about her research on fraud and the impact it has victims, while also calling for the…
-
13 October 2021Fraud surged by 24% under Covid. Now a new study reveals around 700,000 victims a year are likely to be highly vulnerable to fraudulent crime and seriously harmed by it
New Victims' Commissioner report maps out victims of fraud and suggests who criminal justice agencies and support services should prioritise.…
-
6 October 2021Victims’ Commissioner seeks clarity on new ministerial portfolios
Dame Vera Baird asks the Justice Secretary for guidance on which ministers will be leading key victims' work, including the…
-
30 September 2021We need a separate strategy for tackling physical and sexual violence against men and boys
The Home Office needs to offer a separate strategy for developing the rights and support services for men and boys…
-
20 September 2021Victims’ Commissioner urges new Justice Secretary to push on with Victims Bill consultation
"It is the right time to listen to victims and meet their needs to enable the criminal justice system to…
-
17 September 2021New cross-system approach needed to end epidemic of violence against women and girls
Dame Vera Baird endorses HMICFRS call for urgent and fundamental cross-system change to tackle an epidemic of violence against women…