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Criminal Proceedings

Commons · Question 38808 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with police forces on supporting families in relation to criminal cases that have been open for over a decade.

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 26 Mar 2025

Under the Victims' Code all victims, including a close relative of a person whose death was directly caused by a criminal offence, are entitled to be referred to support services when they report a crime.The Ministry of Justice provides Police and Crime C...