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Victims and Prisoners Bill

The hon. Lady should not have found out in a newspaper. She should have been kept updated and informed. If she would like to come to speak to me about that, I will find out what went wrong in that case. On her specific point, what I think is exciting and heartening about the Bill is that it contains a duty on the Secretary of State and police and crime commissioners not just to promote awareness of the code—important though that is—but to promote compliance. If there is

not compliance, there is also a duty, effectively, to publish that, so that it is plain for everyone to see. The local PCC will be publishing that, which means that the hon. Lady can get some accountability. I reiterate that if she wants to come to speak to me, she must not hesitate to do so. In fact, knowing her, I know that she would not hesitate to speak.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
732 c585 
Session
2022-23
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Written corrections
House of Commons
Notes
Answer corrected on 7 June 2023 at 733 c10MC.
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