Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the proportion of victims who are told about the option of Restorative Justice and how to access it.

The Government supports and funds the provision of good quality, victim-focused restorative justice, to help victims cope and recover from the effects of crime.

Under the Victims’ Code, all victims have the right to receive information about how to access restorative justice services in their local area. This information may be provided at any stage of the criminal justice process. The Ministry of Justice does not collect data on the number of victims who receive this information.