Question follow-through · 9919
Victims: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on a new Victims' Code.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Offences against Children: Prisoners' Release · 8 Jul 2026
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- Compensation: Court Orders · 3 Sept 2026
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- Compensation: Court Orders · 3 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on a new Victims' Code.
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Jun 2026
Answer published
The consultation on a new Victims’ Code closed on the 30 April. We are now taking the time to consider nearly 200 responses, and we will issue a public response in due course, ahead of finalising the new Code and bringing it into force.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Compensation: Court Orders
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Magistrates: Retirement
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