Moved by
Baroness Thornton
122: After Clause 28, insert the following new clause—
“Code for victims of major incidents
(1) The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice as to the services to be provided to victims of major incidents by persons having functions relating to—
(a) victims of major incidents, or
(b) official inquiries and investigations following a major incident.
(2) In this Part, the “code for victims of major incidents” means the code of practice issued under this section.
(3) The code for victims of major incidents must make provision for services which reflect the principles that victims should—
(a) be provided with information to help them understand the investigatory process following the major incident of which they are a victim;
(b) be able to access services which support them (including, where appropriate, specialist services);
(c) have the opportunity to make their views heard in the investigatory process following the major incident of which they are a victim;
(d) be able to challenge decisions which have a direct impact on them.
(7) The code for victims of major incidents may make different provision for different purposes, including different provision for—
(a) victims of different descriptions;
(b) persons who have different functions of a kind mentioned in subsection (1).”