Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has established baseline data measuring compliance with the Victims’ Code; what performance indicators will be used to assess the revised Code; and whether any internal assessment has identified organisations at greatest risk of non-compliance.

The Government is committed to ensuring that victims can access the information and support they need. The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 created a framework to monitor certain criminal justice agencies' compliance with the Victims' Code (“the Code”), including legislative duties for agencies to collect and share information on Code compliance.

Work is underway with criminal justice agencies on the underlying data that will support the development of the framework.