Latest news
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8 October 2020Compensation 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 2020Victims’ 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 2020Victims’ 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 2020Victims’ 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…
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18 August 2020
Victims’ Commissioner and Domestic Abuse Commissioner express concerns about the drop in domestic abuse prosecutions
Dame Vera and Nicole Jacobs have sent a letter sent to the Attorney General, the Home Secretary and the Justice…
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12 August 2020Victims Commissioner welcomes Anti-Slavery Commissioner’s review examining protections for child trafficking victims
Dame Vera praises the research conducted by Dame Sara and the children’s rights organisation Every Child Protected Against Trafficking
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10 August 2020BLOG: Believe me, trusting those who allege abuse is vitally important
As new guidance for police officers investigating allegations of non-recent sexual abuse is published, Dame Vera explains why she thinks…
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10 August 2020
Victims’ Commissioner sets our her ideas for reforming the Victim Contact Scheme
Dame Vera has written to the Director General of the Probation Service