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1 March 2021Victims’ Commissioner welcomes Government’s new clauses to the Domestic Abuse Bill and urges them to go further
The Victims' Commissioner congratulates the Government on listening to domestic abuse campaigners in adding new laws to Domestic Abuse Bill,…
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26 February 2021Victims’ Commissioner responds to Law Commission proposals around intimate image based abuse
Dame Vera Baird says it is “imperative” intimate image abuse is made a criminal offence and welcomes Law Commission proposals.
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24 February 2021Use new Victims Law to transform victims’ rights and reposition victims as participants – not bystanders – in our justice system, says Victims’ Commissioner
Victims’ Commissioner publishes new paper setting out her ambitions for long-awaited Victims’ Law and calls for criminal justice agencies to…
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11 February 2021Baroness Williams responds to Victims’ Commissioner on the recording of hate crime
The Home Office Minister has responded to the Victims’ Commissioner’s letter regarding police recording of hate crimes.
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11 February 2021Victims’ Commissioner responds to HMCPSI consultation on draft business plan for 2021-2022
Dame Vera Baird welcomes the plans, which outlines proposals to undertake an inspection of the service received by victims and…
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9 February 2021
Victims’ Commissioner responds to Opposition moves to introduce victims’ legislation
"A Victims’ Law has been long awaited and is now long overdue," says Dame Vera. "If we are to regain…
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5 February 2021BLOG: Anti-social behaviour and the hidden harms in our communities
Although there has been little coverage in the press, we know there has been a surge in anti-social behaviour over…
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4 February 2021
Victims’ Commissioner responds to Home Office figures showing just 1.5% of rape cases result in a prosecution
"Things must change and they must change soon." Dame Vera Baird calls latest rape statistics “shameful” and says “we cannot…
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2 February 2021Commissioners issue joint call for community-based support services in Domestic Abuse Bill
In a joint statement, the Commissioners write that without the amendment the Domestic Abuse Bill "risks creating a two-tier system"…