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Recommendation 8
8
Paragraph: 28
Victims Bill's broad principles do not significantly enshrine the Victims' Code in law.
Conclusion
As drafted, the Victims Bill does not appear to enshrine the Victims Code in law any more than is already provided for. The four overarching principles in the draft Bill are so broad and permissive that it is not clear that they serve any significant legal purpose. The current Code appears to comply with these principles, and it is hard to envisage any future Code not complying with them as a matter of course.
Paragraph Reference:
28
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 ↗