Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 1
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Lack of published draft Victims' Code and regulations hinders effective scrutiny of the Bill.
Conclusion
The Committee welcomes the opportunity to scrutinise the draft Victims Bill and supports the Government’s ambition to improve victims’ awareness of their rights under the Victims’ Code. The Code is an important aspect of the Bill. It is disappointing that neither the draft of the proposed new Code nor the draft regulations setting out the key entitlements of that Code have been published alongside the draft Bill. This has limited our ability to scrutinise the Government’s proposals to support victims (Paragraph 5) Clause 1, defining victims of crime
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 January 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗