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Victims’ Commissioner welcomes government commitment to consult on community-based domestic abuse services

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Dame Vera Baird "really pleased" by government move to consult on community-based domestic abuse services as part of the Victims Law consultation

Response to domestic homicide shows “a culture of misogyny in the criminal justice system,” say Commissioners

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Writing to Ministers on International Women’s Day, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and Victims Commissioner outline their concerns on sentencing and call for every domestic homicide to be subject to an independent review

Victims’ Commissioner backs Sudden Bereavement Charter in letter to CEO

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In a letter to Mary Williams, Sudden CEO, Dame Vera Baird lends her support to Sudden's Bereavement Charter, as new analysis shows unexpected deaths triple.

Victims’ Commissioner welcomes Government’s new clauses to the Domestic Abuse Bill and urges them to go further

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The Victims' Commissioner congratulates the Government on listening to domestic abuse campaigners in adding new laws to Domestic Abuse Bill, and urges further steps.

Victims’ Commissioner responds to Law Commission proposals around intimate image based abuse

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Dame Vera Baird says it is “imperative” intimate image abuse is made a criminal offence and welcomes Law Commission proposals.

Use new Victims Law to transform victims’ rights and reposition victims as participants – not bystanders – in our justice system, says Victims’ Commissioner

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Victims’ Commissioner publishes new paper setting out her ambitions for long-awaited Victims’ Law and calls for criminal justice agencies to be more accountable and for victims to be accorded “participants’ rights".

Victims’ Commissioner responds to HMCPSI consultation on draft business plan for 2021-2022

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Dame Vera Baird welcomes the plans, which outlines proposals to undertake an inspection of the service received by victims and witnesses throughout the court process.

Baroness Williams responds to Victims’ Commissioner on the recording of hate crime

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The Home Office Minister has responded to the Victims’ Commissioner’s letter regarding police recording of hate crimes.

Victims’ Commissioner responds to Opposition moves to introduce victims’ legislation

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"A Victims’ Law has been long awaited and is now long overdue," says Dame Vera. "If we are to regain the trust of victims, we urgently need a change of culture in how the justice system treats them."

BLOG: Anti-social behaviour and the hidden harms in our communities

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Although there has been little coverage in the press, we know there has been a surge in anti-social behaviour over the past 9 months.