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Written Question
Victims: Codes of Practice
Wednesday 25th February 2026

Asked by: Llinos Medi (Plaid Cymru - Ynys Môn)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is his Department’s timescale for the distribution of updated materials on the Victims Code to police forces; and what assessment has he made of adherence to that timescale.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

We launched the consultation on a new Victims’ Code on 5 February, which will be open to responses for 12 weeks. Following consideration of the consultation responses, and any subsequent changes, we will issue a government response and then issue the new Code in accordance with the Parliamentary process set out in the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024. We will update and distribute revised materials alongside the new Code.