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date	18/01/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he plans to take in response to the findings of the report, entitled Communicating with victims, published by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate in January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	22960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>On the day of the report the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) agreed to act on each of the three recommendations made.</p><ul><li>The CPS is already conducting a review of overall support to victims and witnesses with the police and agreeing our respective roles in communication will form part of this review;</li><li>The CPS will ensure that the quality assurance checks of communications from the Victim Liaison Units (VLUs) are improved through guidance and training; and</li><li>The CPS will seek to improve both the flagging of substantial alterations in appropriate cases and the systems for notification of the VLUs.</li></ul><p>In addition, the CPS has already taken action to address a range of issues identified in the report. For example, they have redeployed more paralegal staff and managers to Crown Courts to ensure that there are sufficient staff to support victims and witnesses. When rollout is complete around 350 paralegal staff and managers will be based at Crown Courts across England and Wales. The CPS is also introducing new guidance on Speaking to Witnesses at Court which will improve the service provided and is currently operating in a number of pathfinder sites. It will be rolled out across the country by summer 2016.</p><p>The CPS is also reviewing the resourcing of VLUs to ensure that sufficient staff are in place to manage the workload of those units.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/01/2016 16:45:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

348273

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date	03/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish legislative proposals to increase the rights of victims of crime.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	1067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish draft clauses in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/06/2015 11:36:40 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

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registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the statement of 13 October 2014, Official Report, columns 13-14WS on 'Our Commitment to Victims', what the reasons are for guaranteeing victims' rights in law; and for what reasons his policy on this matter has changed since his Answer of 1 July 2014, Official Report, column 728, which was against such an approach.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	216271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>There has been no change in policy. Making the whole system work better for victims has been always been this Government’s priority. In our response to the “<em>Getting it right for Victims and Witnesses</em>” consultation, we said we would look at the options for a Victims’ Law but that reform must begin with a more effective Victims’ Code.</p><p> </p><p>Last year we published a new, comprehensive Victims’ Code to give victims clear entitlements, a louder voice in the criminal justice system and more effective redress. The next step will be to enshrine these rights in law.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/12/2014 16:45:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis