Parole Board: Transparency and Victim Support

Nigel Huddleston Excerpts

Friday 19th January 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Gauke]

Frankly, different views have been put to me on how the victim contact scheme worked in this particular case. There is conflicting evidence. It is absolutely right that we have the review by Dame Glenys Stacey so that we can properly understand what happened and what lessons can be learned.

[Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)]

I welcome the Justice Secretary’s commitment to a broader review and appreciate that he has set himself a pretty aggressive timeline. If the end result is generally going to be a better reflection of victims’ views, can he assure me that the review will engage the victims?

[Mr Gauke]

Yes, it is essential that victims are engaged in the process.