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1641841

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce the appointment of the new Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	187801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>We hope to be able to announce the outcome as soon as possible.</p><p>At both Ministerial and official level, we continue to engage with the victims’ sector on a regular basis to ensure the voices of victims and witnesses are heard, while the appointment of the next Victims’ Commissioner is made.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/06/2023 11:37:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1565621

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce the appointment of the new Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	120163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>A campaign to recruit a new Victims’ Commissioner is underway, and we expect to identify a new Victims’ Commissioner by the spring.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/01/2023 11:12:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1565625

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on victims of crime of the vacancy for the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	120166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>A campaign to recruit a new Victims’ Commissioner is underway, and we expect to identify a new Victims’ Commissioner by the Spring. The Office of the Victims’ Commissioner continues to operate during this interim period, and we are working closely at Ministerial and official level with the sector to ensure the voices of victims and witnesses continue to be heard.</p><p>In May 2022, we published our landmark draft Victims Bill and wider package of measures, to improve victims' experiences of the criminal justice system. The Bill will enshrine the overarching principles of the Victims’ Code in primary legislation; increase oversight of how criminal justice agencies treat victims; and enable improvements in the quality and consistency of support services for victims.</p><p>Alongside these measures, we are more than quadrupling the funding for victim and witness support services by 2024/25, up from £41m in 2009/10.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/01/2023 16:02:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1544629

registered interest
date	22/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there is a timeline for the appointment of a new Victims Commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	93633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>A recruitment campaign is underway and we expect to identify a new Victims’ Commissioner in early 2023.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/11/2022 14:21:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1543915

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the next Victims Commissioner will be appointed; and for what reasons the recruitment process for that role has been delayed.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	92186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The campaign to appoint a Victims’ Commissioner concluded in July without an appointment being made. A new campaign is currently underway and we expect to identify a new Victims’ Commissioner in early 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Both officials and ministers meet regularly with the sector (for example, via the Victim and Witness Sector Engagement Group) to ensure that the voices of victims and witnesses continue to be heard.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 92187 question first answered 29/11/2022 15:09:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1543916

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what interim arrangements her Department has put in place to support victims in the absence of a Victims Commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	92187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The campaign to appoint a Victims’ Commissioner concluded in July without an appointment being made. A new campaign is currently underway and we expect to identify a new Victims’ Commissioner in early 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Both officials and ministers meet regularly with the sector (for example, via the Victim and Witness Sector Engagement Group) to ensure that the voices of victims and witnesses continue to be heard.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 92186 question first answered 29/11/2022 15:09:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel