Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which victims' organisations her Department's Ministers or officials have met since 1 January 2017.

The Department’s Ministers and officials regularly engage with victims’ organisations in relation to victims’ policy matters, to listen to and understand issues and concerns as well as to make sure that they can contribute to policy work.

In line with management of the policy on provision of emotional and practical support for victims of crime and witnesses, the Department also has regular business as usual and ad hoc meetings with the victims’ organisations on grant funds.

Since 1 January 2017 Ministers and officials have met with a range of victims’ organisations on a number of topics. These are detailed in the attached.