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Victims and Prisoners Bill

Moved by

Lord Russell of Liverpool

2: Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end insert “, including the death by homicide of a British national outside the United Kingdom”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would provide bereaved victims of homicide abroad with the same support given to victims of homicide within the UK in recognition of the distress they experience and which is exacerbated by having to deal with the criminal justice systems of foreign jurisdictions.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
837 c931 
Session
2023-24
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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