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Victims and Prisoners Bill

Moved by

Baroness Thornton

124: Clause 29, page 30, line 16, at end insert—

“(2A) When carrying out its functions under subsection (2)(a) in relation to a specific major incident, the standing advocate must seek, and relay to the Secretary of State, the views of victims of that incident concerning—

(a) the type of review or inquiry held into the incident, and

(b) their treatment by public authorities in response to the major incident.”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment would require the standing advocate to communicate the views of the victims of a major incident to the Secretary of State.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
836 c183 
Session
2023-24
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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