Victim Impact Statements (Hansard, 28 October 2002)

HC Deb 28 October 2002 vol 391 c644W 644W

§ Ms Coffey
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the Lord Chancellor's Department about victim impact statements. [75340]

§ Hilary Benn
The Lord Chancellor's Department (LCD) was closely involved in developing the new Victim Personal Statement Scheme, which was introduced in October 2001. Since then, the LCD has been represented on the Home Office led working group, which is overseeing the evaluation for the scheme.