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Victims: Codes of Practice

Asked by Mr Joshua ReynoldsLiberal DemocratMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 18 June 2026UIN 9919

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on a new Victims' Code.

Answered by Catherine Atkinson

The consultation on a new Victims’ Code closed on the 30 April. We are now taking the time to consider nearly 200 responses, and we will issue a public response in due course, ahead of finalising the new Code and bringing it into force.

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