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Correspondence between the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner and Dominic Raab about powers to keep the DNA and fingerprints of people arrested for domestic abuse and sexual offences.
The Rt. Hon. Dominic Raab, MP Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and…
Central Correspondence Team Ministry of Justice 102 Petty France London…
This guide provides advice on what the British Embassy can do to help UK nationals affected by domestic abuse in France, the services available in France, how to report abuse to the police and how to get protection.
What to do to protect people who come into contact with your charity through its work from abuse or mistreatment.
Support for victims of crime will be overhauled under reforms published by the government today (25 May 2022).
Transgender women with male genitalia will no longer be able to be held in mainstream women’s prisons, under new measures coming into force today.
‘Cyberflashing’ will become a new criminal offence with perpetrators facing up to two years behind bars under new laws to be introduced by the Government.
Vulnerable victims in up to 4,600 cases involving crimes including sexual abuse and rape will be able to avoid giving their evidence in a full courtroom every year according to new estimates from the Ministry of Justice.
Victims of rape across England and Wales will have access to round-the-clock support as a new 24/7 Support Line is launched today (7 December 2022).
Justice ministers from around the world will convene in London today (March 20) to boost international support for the independent International Criminal Court’s (ICC) vital investigations into war crimes.
Victims of crime will be better heard, served and protected under wide ranging reforms set out by the government today (9 December 2021).
More victims of rape and sexual violence will be spared the stress of being cross-examined in court under a scheme rolled out to a further 4 Crown Courts today (30 September 2021).
Children born as a result of rape will be officially recognised as victims of crime and receive better support under changes announced by the government today (19 January 2023).
Victims will be better protected from abusers who share intimate images without their consent, under a raft of changes to the law announced today (25 November 2022).
Justice ministers from around the world will convene in London in March to support the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigating alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
Victims, courts and prisons will benefit from the Ministry of Justice’s largest funding increase in more than a decade, awarded in yesterday’s Spending Review.
Emergency workers will receive greater protection from violent criminals after the Government confirmed ‘Harper’s Law’ would be added to the statute book.
Rape victims will receive enhanced support at 3 Crown Courts under a new pilot scheme launched by the government today (16 June 2022) as part of efforts to drive up prosecutions and convictions.
Victims are seeing significant improvements in the criminal justice system’s response to rape, a new report has revealed today (15 December 2022).
Landmark reforms to better protect the public and make our streets safer come into force today (28 June).
Rape victims will be spared the stress of being cross-examined in court under a measure rolled out to every Crown Court in Wales today (11 July 2022).
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