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We can all help control the virus if we all stay alert.
This means you must:
• stay at home as much as possible
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1 November 2015
Published review of the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales.
VC-Silenced-Victim-Personal-Statement-Review-2015.pdf
PDF, 356 KB, 59 pages
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This review focussed on how criminal justice agencies and partners involved in the Victim Personal Statement process deliver their obligations and what victims say they are experiencing. It found that even though victims, judges, magistrates and Parole Board members valued the VPS, over 60 per cent of victims reported that they had not been offered the opportunity to make one.
Find more Published reviews.