questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that the new Victims Code stipulates that the police, CPS, government agencies and health professionals consistently recognise non fatal strangulation as a high risk indicator of homicide and respond accordingly.
answerText: The Victims’ Code (the Code) sets out the rights and information victims can expect to receive from criminal justice agencies in England and Wales. As part of implementation of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, we have consulted on a new draft Victims’ ...
heading: Victims: Codes of Practice