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23 October 2020CPS statistics show a further drop in rape charges despite police referring more cases
Crown Prosecution Service data, issued yesterday, shows a further fall in the number of charges for rape despite police referring…
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22 October 2020Inspectors find fewer that one in five CPS letters to rape victims are of acceptable quality
HMCPSI (Crown Prosecution Inspectors) have today published a report which finds just 24.1% of letters to victims about their cases…
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20 October 2020Survey finds rape victims have lost faith in the justice system
“This survey of rape survivors tells us that not only are they denied justice, but they feel actively re-victimised by…
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9 October 2020Urgent action needed to tackle surge in Anti-Social Behaviour following lockdown
Victims’ Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, today spoke out on behalf of anti-social behaviour victims following mounting evidence of a…
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8 October 2020
Compensation Scheme: Victims’ Commissioner’s proposal for reform
I have made detailed submissions in response to the MoJ consultation on its Criminal Injuries Compensation Review, which was published…
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7 October 2020
Victims’ Commissioner discusses the impact of crime on children
Crime affects children disproportionately – they are often the witness to domestic violence in the home and can all too…
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6 October 2020
Victims’ Commissioner works with Probation Service to reform the Victim Contact Scheme
A joint statement from the Victims’ Commissioner and the National Probation Service in response to the Victims’ Commissioner’s letter of…
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5 October 2020
Victims’ Commissioner joins calls to give Victims a Voice at Inquests
I am working with the Right Reverend Sir James Jones, formerly Bishop of Liverpool who led the Hillsborough Independent Panel…
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19 August 2020
Victims’ Commissioner writes to the Home Secretary calling for action on anti-social behaviour during lockdown
Together with Baroness Newlove (Victims’ Commissioner 2013-19) and the charities ASB Help and Resolve UK, I have written to the…