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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).

• Updated: 15 May 2024

Vile abusers who rape a child will have their own parental responsibilities automatically removed under new laws.

• Updated: 10 May 2024

New legislation will provide extra protections for victims' counselling notes during criminal investigations.

• Updated: 23 April 2024

Despicable people who create sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ will face prosecution under a new law announced by the government today (16 April 2024).

• Updated: 16 April 2024

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.

• Updated: 9 April 2024

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has moved office.

• Updated: 4 April 2024

Victims will no longer be prevented from accessing support or legal advice under plans to crack down on the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).

• Updated: 28 March 2024

Tougher sentences for cowardly killers delivered a year on from Wade Review.

• Updated: 18 March 2024

Innocent people who have suffered miscarriages of justice, personal harm or injury are among those who will benefit from upcoming changes to legal aid means testing coming into effect this year.

• Updated: 14 March 2024

Cowards who kill their partners with sexual violence will face longer behind bars as the government continues to clamp down on domestic abuse against women.

• Updated: 14 February 2024

Ambitious target to close 2,000 county lines by 2025 exceeded in just a year and a half.

• Updated: 29 December 2023

More legal professionals are being encouraged to help prevent domestic abusers cross-examining their victims in court with a new expenses policy launched today ( 7 December 2023).

• Updated: 7 December 2023

The UK government and some of the world's biggest tech companies have agreed a series of pledges to protect the public from online fraud.

• Updated: 30 November 2023

The CNC is proud to announce a partnership with Refuge in a bid to support all abuse victims. The force is also training up to 50 new Domestic Abuse Champions.

• Updated: 24 November 2023

Fees for barristers who help vulnerable witnesses and victims to pre-record a cross examination will rise to £1,000, the government announced today (25 October 2023).

• Updated: 25 October 2023

The meeting brought together experts and stakeholders to consider what more could be done.

• Updated: 23 October 2023

Over 1,600 arrests during county lines crackdown in national police operation last week, with over 100kg cannabis and £1.2 million of Class A drugs seized.

• Updated: 20 October 2023

The Lord Chancellor, Alex Chalk, has today (16 October 2023) confirmed plans to appoint Baroness Newlove as the government’s interim Victim’s Commissioner.

• Updated: 16 October 2023

Hundreds of victims of domestic abuse will be better protected as perpetrators who still pose a risk once they are released from prison will be made to wear electronic monitoring tags.

• Updated: 1 September 2023

Wrongly convicted people will no longer face having “saved living costs” deducted from compensation payments following an update to guidance made today (Sunday 6 August).

• Updated: 5 August 2023