HC Deb 02 July 1996 vol 280 c384W
Mr. Cann

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice has been issued since March to agencies engaged in crisis support work following homicides and other serious offences with regard to the approach to be adopted. [34602]

Mr. Maclean

On 18 June, we published a new victims charter. This tells victims of crime what happens after the offence has been reported and the standards of service they can expect to receive. The charter recognises the special position of families bereaved by homicide and victims of other serious offences by setting out, where appropriate, the additional support they can expect from the relevant criminal justice services.