Every parliamentary written question tabled by Maria Eagle this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What mechanisms will hold (a) police, (b) CPS, (c) courts, and (d) other government agencies accountable if they fail to meet the minimum standards for domestic abuse victims set out in the new Victims Code.
The Government is committed to ensuring that all victims of crime, including victims of domestic abuse, receive the entitlements they can expect under the Victims’ Code. This is why in 2025 a new statutory duty was commenced from the Victims and Prisoners...
Whether the new Victims Code will ensure victims are told, in plain language and within the required timeframe, about their right to request review under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.
The Victims’ Code (the Code) sets out the rights and information victims can expect to receive from criminal justice agencies in England and Wales. As part of implementation of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, we have consulted on a new draft Victims’ ...
If he will take steps to ensure that the new Victims Code stipulates that the police, CPS, government agencies and health professionals consistently recognise non fatal strangulation as a high risk indicator of h
The Victims’ Code (the Code) sets out the rights and information victims can expect to receive from criminal justice agencies in England and Wales. As part of implementation of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, we have consulted on a new draft Victims’ ...
Whether the new Victims Code will address concerns raised by survivors about last minute plea changes (a) causing reduced sentencing severity and (b) denying victims the chance to give evidence about what happene
The Victims’ Code (the Code) sets out the rights and information victims can expect to receive from criminal justice agencies in England and Wales. As part of implementation of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, we have consulted on a new draft Victims’ ...
What mechanisms the new Victims Code will include to guarantee that victims of (a) coercive control, (b) stalking, (c) economic abuse and (d) other forms of domestic abuse are promptly referred to specialist serv
The Victims’ Code (the Code) sets out the rights and information victims can expect to receive from criminal justice agencies in England and Wales. As part of implementation of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, we have consulted on a new draft Victims’ ...
Whether the Government plans to review the sentencing guidelines for the offence of non fatal strangulation to recognise the significantly increased risk of future lethal violence.
Sentencing guidelines are developed by the independent Sentencing Council, in fulfilment of its statutory duty to do so. The Council has issued a guideline for strangulation and suffocation offences which came into force in January 2025. The guideline pro...