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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill

Inquiry

The Justice Committee is to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill. 

It will examine the draft Bill to assess the adequacy of its policy objectives and key provisions.

Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 5:00pm on 24 June 2022.

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Past events

Tuesday 28 June 2022
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill - Oral evidence 28 June 2022
2:30pm
  • Mark Fenhalls QC (Chair at Bar Council)
  • Jan Lamping (Chief Crown Prosecutor for Yorkshire and Humberside at Crown Prosecution Service)
  • Tyrone Steele (Criminal Justice Lawyer at JUSTICE)
  • Baljit Ubhey (Director of Strategy and Policy at Crown Prosecution Service)
3:30pm
  • Tom Pursglove MP (Minister for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration at Ministry of Justice)
  • Amy Randall (Director for Victims and Vulnerability Policy at Ministry of Justice)
  • Victoria Atkins MP (Minister of State for Justice at Ministry of Justice)
Room 5, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 21 June 2022
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill - Oral evidence 21 June 2022
2:30pm
  • Councillor Nesil Caliskan (Chair at Local Government Association Safer and Stronger Communities Board, and Leader at Enfield Council)
  • Sophie Linden (Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime in London and Joint Lead for Victims at Association of Police and Crime Commissioners)
  • Mark Norris (Principal Policy Advisor on Resilience, Safety and Regulation at Local Government Association)
3:30pm
  • Tracy Blackwell (Director of Strategic Partnerships at Refuge)
  • Jayne Butler (Chief Executive Officer at Rape Crisis England and Wales)
  • Suzanne Jacob OBE (Chief Executive at SafeLives)
  • Alex Mayes (External Affairs Manager at Victim Support)
  • Dr Hannana Siddiqui (Head of Policy and Research at Southall Black Sisters)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 14 June 2022
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill - Oral evidence 14 June 2022
2:30pm
  • Dame Vera Baird DBE QC
  • Nicole Jacobs
  • Dame Rachel de Souza
  • Claire Waxman
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

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