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Government will work with children to create the first ever child-friendly version of the Victims' Code
HMP Northumberland will gain four new houseblocks, boosting its capacity by 240 places, in the latest Government step to make streets safer.
The prison system would have collapsed entirely by summer if not for the Government’s decisive action to keep the public safe, new analysis has revealed.
Victims going through the Crown Court better supported to recover from crime and get closure with free access to transcripts of judges’ sentencing remarks.
Whole life orders for murders connected to the police, prison or probation officer's current or former duties
How to apply for compensation if you were a victim of the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia on 14 December 2025.
On 9 December 2025, the chair and panellists wrote an open letter to all the victims and survivors impacted by this issue.
Letters related to the establishment of the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs.
Baroness Anne Longfield CBE will lead a 3-year statutory independent inquiry, focusing on grooming gangs and looking at ethnicity, religion and culture.
The Home Secretary's statement on the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs.
Rape victims will receive better support and fairer trials under new government reforms to stamp out rape myths and restore faith in the justice system.
Children and vulnerable adults will be protected from the threat of sexual exploitation thanks to new tough checks which allow parents and carers to fully vet who they hire, Prisons Minister Lord Timpson has announced today.
New measures in the Crime and Policing Bill will disregard and pardon unjust 'child prostitution' convictions and cautions received before the law changed in 2015.
How to apply for compensation for the Huntingdon train attack on 1 November 2025.
From next month, survivors of violence and domestic abuse will no longer have to pay over £300 to ensure their abuser cannot track them down via public records.
Victims and direct witnesses of crime who sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) will no longer be gagged from speaking out under new plans (Monday 20 October).
Thousands more children will be protected from vile sex offenders under amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill tabled in Parliament today (Monday 20 October)
Support for victims of Synagogue terror attack as Deputy Prime Minister declares a major incident and stands up Independent Public Advocate
How to apply for compensation for the attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on 2 October 2025.
Statement from the Deputy Prime Minister declaring a major incident and standing up the Independent Public Advocate
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