§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of whether the target percentage improvements in the satisfaction of(a) victims and (b) witnesses with their treatment in the criminal justice system will be met by March. [47409]
§ Mr. Keith Bradley[holding answer 10 April 2002]: The 2002 British Crime Survey and the 2002 Witness Satisfaction Survey will determine whether the targets for improvements of victim and witness satisfaction levels have been met. These surveys will be carried out shortly and the results will be available later in the year.
As an interim indicator, the 2001 British Crime Survey showed that the satisfaction level of victims had remained similar, at 58 per cent., to the result from the 2000 Survey.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the PSA target to increase public confidence in the fairness of the criminal justice system will be measured; and if he expects the target to be met by March. [47229]
§ Mr. Keith Bradley[holding answer 10 April 2002]: The Public Service Agreement (PSA) target is to promote confidence in the criminal justice system. It will be measured through questions to the public in the British Crime Survey. The target is due to be specified in terms of a percentage increase later this year. The target date is 2004.