Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of (a) 23 July 2024 to Question 612 and (b) 4 November 2024 to Question 11600 on Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, when section 31 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 will come into force.

Now that the Data (Use and Access) Act has passed through Parliament, we are progressing work to implement this measure.

We will write to the Member shortly to outline our plan and timescale for implementation.