With such an expanse of victim service providers in the UK, it is essential that victims know about and receive the support and care they are entitled to and that the providers deliver on this. But what does good victim care look like? Below are the top five provisions that Supporting Justice see as vital when assessing what good victim care should look like. (more…)
There has been considerable improvement over the past few years in services that help support those affected by crime. There were an estimated 6.4 million incidents of crime experienced by adults over the age of 16 in the year ending July 2016; (more…)
The result of the EU referendum last month seemed to take most people by surprise. The seismic shifts that have taken place in our political landscape in such a short space of time are testament to that; no one really expected a “leave” vote and no one expected we would have a new prime minister in short order. (more…)
The “Brexit” debate, which will lead to a defining moment in our history and set the tone and course of our relations with Europe and the rest of the world, has been almost exclusively focused on the economy and immigration. (more…)