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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Guidance for professionals on how to effectively challenge victim blaming language and behaviours and advice on best practice.
Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing
The Parole Board decides if prisoners who are eligible for parole can be…
The Parole Board panel makes a decision based on whether a prisoner is a…
Your victim personal statement is your opportunity to explain how a crime…
You’ll usually have a choice of how your victim personal statement is…
You’ll be asked to read out your victim personal statement (unless someone…
Improving victims engagement in the parole process
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
The Defence Victim Witness Care Unit (VWCU) provides support and guidance for victims and witnesses during their journey through the Service Justice System.
Explains how victims of persistent antisocial behaviour have the right to request a case review where a local threshold is met.
The Victim Personal Statement gives victims an opportunity to explain how the crime has affected them, physically, emotionally, psychologically, financially or in any other way.
Understand victim classification, the protocols around making contact, keeping victims informed, storing data and restorative justice.
The Victims’ Advisory Panel (VAP) is for victims of crime and their families to have a say in the reform of the Criminal Justice System.
Free support and advice if you've been the victim of crime and information on restorative justice.
Victims of serious crimes committed by those with mental disorders will be able to explain in their own words the impact the offence has had on them.
The cross-government Victims Strategy sets out our vision for victims of crime.
How you can report cases of modern slavery in the UK if you’re a first responder.
An overview of resources to help victims of violent or sexual crime understand the parole process and their entitlements within the Victim Contact Scheme.
Plans to make it easier and less traumatic for victims of child sexual abuse to bring historic claims through the civil courts have been unveiled by the government today (15 May 2024).
What to do if you're a victim (or family member of a victim) of a violent or sexual offence committed by a person detained under the Mental Health Act. (T118)
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