Tag: Victims and Prisoners Act
Victims given a voice in Mental Health Tribunal hearings as new reform comes into force
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Reform delivers on the Victims’ Commissioner’s long-standing campaign to give victims a voice in cases involving mentally disordered offenders.
The Victims’ Commissioner has always championed victims; now it has the powers to match
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The role of Victims’ Commissioner is unrecognisable from the role I first took on in 2013. Key reforms now provide the statutory powers needed to fulfil its original mandate—championing victims’ rights, monitoring the Victims’ Code, holding criminal justice agencies to account, and driving real change.