Asked by: Baroness Gohir (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government when the new Victim’s Commissioner will be appointed; and what is the reason for the delay in recruitment.
Answered by Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
A recruitment campaign to appoint the next Commissioner is underway and it is right that the new Lord Chancellor looks at this carefully. We hope to announce the outcome of the campaign as soon as possible.
At both Ministerial and official level, we engage with the victims’ sector on a regular basis to ensure the voices of victims and witnesses are heard while the appointment of the next Victims’ Commissioner is being made.