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...