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<p /> <p>This Government is committed to putting victims and witnesses first in the
criminal justice system and to ensure they have access to high-quality, effective
and timely support to help them cope and, as far as possible, recover from the effects
of crime.</p><p>We are working with the Parole Board to increase the number of hearings
which Parole Board Panels hold using video-link technology at oral hearings. This
has the positive benefit of giving more victims the opportunity to deliver their victim
personal statement locally rather than incur the cost, inconvenience and potential
distress of travelling to the prison in which the Parole Board hearing is taking place.</p>
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