Question follow-through · 23373
Victims: Advocacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what timetable she has set to introduce a victims’ legal advocate in every police force area.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what timetable she has set to introduce a victims’ legal advocate in every police force area.
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jan 2025
Answer published
We remain committed to delivering our manifesto commitment to introduce free independent legal advisors for victims and survivors of adult rape.The Government plans to launch a single national service which will serve all police force areas. Once the serv...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Ministry of Justice: Members
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many surgeries Ministers in his Department have held for hon. Members (a) between July 2024 and January 2025 and (b) since January 2025.