Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Victims Strategy, what progress has been made on publishing revised police guidance on interviewing and supporting victims.

The Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) guidance is an important document in providing the police with good practice advice on the process and considerations for interviewing victims and witnesses, and preparing them to give their best evidence in court.

The Ministry of Justice remains committed to working with criminal justice partners to update and align the ABE guidance to reflect the upcoming changes to the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims’ Code).