Call for Views: New Victim and Witness Strategy 2025 – 2030 launched
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The public is being invited to have their say on ideas and priorities to include in a strategy to help improve the experiences of victims and witnesses when engaging with the criminal justice system.
The Department of Justice would like to hear from members of the public, from community and voluntary organisations, and from anyone with an interest in and knowledge of the victim and witness experience.
In particular, those with experience of being a victim of or witness to crime are being asked to respond to the call for views, which will help the Department of Justice develop a new Victim and Witness Strategy for 2025 – 2030.
A full public consultation on the strategy will be launched in January 2025.
The closing date for submitting views is 29th November 2024. You can respond online via Citizenspace at: New Victim and Witness Strategy 2025-2030 - Call for Views - NI Direct - Citizen Space or alternatively via the Department of Justice website at: Victim and Witness Strategy 2025-2030 Call for Views | Department of Justice
Notes to editors:
- The current Victim and Witness Strategy 2021-24 was published in September 2021. The aim of the Strategy is to support all victims and witnesses and improve their experience of the criminal justice system.
- The current strategy was extended for a further year until September 2025 and an addendum one-year Action Plan is in place which sets out the Department’s commitments for this additional year.
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