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5 November 2019Victims’ Commissioner writes to Home Secretary about amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill
The Victims' Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, has today written to the Home Secretary to set out her support for…
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5 November 2019Victims’ Commissioner raises issue of domestic abuse in the Police with Home Secretary
The Victims' Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, has today written to the Home Secretary to call for changes in the…
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31 October 2019VC writes to the Home Secretary about support for families following Essex migrant deaths
The Victims' Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, has written to the Home Secretary seeking assurances that there were arrangements in place…
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23 October 2019VC report finds bereaved families are struggling for justice
The Victims' Commissioner publishes a report on the entitlements and experiences of bereaved families following homicide abroad
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15 October 2019VC Advisory Group meets for the first time
My Victims’ Commissioner’s Advisory Group met for the first time on 14 October.
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9 October 2019
Victims’ Commissioner writes to Home Secretary following concerns about the national insurance database being used to trace victims of domestic abuse
Dame Vera Baird QC, has written to ministers asking them to address the issue of victims of domestic abuse being…
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4 October 2019
VC comments on Review of MPS’s handling of non-recent sexual offence investigations Operation Midland Report
Dame Vera Baird QC, Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales comments on Sir Richard Henriques' Independent Review of the MPS’s…
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3 October 2019
Victims’ Commissioner writes to Sonia Crozier, the Chief Probation Officer
Dame Vera Baird has written to Sonia Crozier to set out her concerns around the lack of transparency in the…
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24 September 2019
Chief Coroner responds to VC’s call for change in guidance
My predecessor, Baroness Newlove, was approached by two bereaved victims of road collisions calling for a change in guidance to…