Tag: Courts Backlog
Victim services are the fabric of our justice system – they cannot be taken for granted
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Victim support organisations were already warning of a funding crisis, with many struggling to deliver essential services to victims of crime. Now, the latest funding settlement risks pushing them to breaking point—and it is victims who will pay the price.
Review of courts welcomed as victims’ commissioner warns of risks from cuts to support services
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"I fear this reduction in support will prompt some victims to simply walk away from seeking justice—a second injustice compounding the first."
Frustrated by police inaction, mounting delays and often ‘left guessing’, victims share criminal justice experiences in new report
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Voices of 3,048 crime victims across England and Wales captured in landmark new report from the Victims' Commissioner.
Statement – Crown Court backlog hits another record high
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Baroness Newlove: "No victim should be expected to wait years before their case gets to court. As we can see from the victim attrition statistics, justice delayed all too often is becoming justice denied."