UK Act of Parliament
2024
United Kingdom
Victims and Prisoners Act 2024
At a glance
What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Procedure
Exercise of functions
Funding
Annual report
Accounts and audit
Meaning of “financial year”
Provision of information
Status
Seal and evidence
Supplementary powers
Appointment of non-executive members
Power to make transfer schemes
Tax treatment of transfer schemes
Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (c. 67)
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)
Appointment of executive members
Appointments of members: eligibility
Terms of membership
Non-executive members: payments
Staffing
Interim chief executive
Committees and sub-committees
Appointment of more than one advocate in respect of same major incident
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must appoint a lead advocate when multiple advocates appointed Crown / Minister / Government department
Functions of advocates appointed in respect of major incidents
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Advocate must support victims of major incidents Crown / Minister / Government department
Reports to the Secretary of State
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Standing advocate must report annually to the Secretary of State Crown / Minister / Government department
Guidance for advocates
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Major incident advocates must follow Secretary of State guidance Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 78 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Meaning of “victim”
The victims’ code
Preparing and issuing the victims’ code
Revising the victims’ code
Code compliance
Code awareness and reviewing compliance: criminal justice bodies
Arrangements for collection of victims’ feedback
Reviewing code compliance: elected local policing bodies
Code awareness and reviewing compliance: British Transport Police
Code awareness and reviewing compliance: Ministry of Defence Police
Reviewing code compliance: Secretary of State and Attorney General
Guidance on code awareness and reviewing compliance
Duty to collaborate in exercise of victim support functions
Strategy for collaboration in exercise of victim support functions
Guidance on collaboration in exercise of victim support functions
Guidance about specified victim support roles
Disclosures by victims that cannot be precluded by agreement
Restricting parental responsibility where one parent kills the other
Domestic abuse related death reviews
Child victims of domestic abuse
Victim impact statements to mental health tribunals (restricted patients)
Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service
His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration
Information relating to victims
Information relating to victims: service police etc
Review of provisions relating to counselling information requests
Right to erasure of personal data in the UK
Data protection
Consequential provision
Meaning of “major incident” etc
Appointment of standing advocate
Appointment of advocates in respect of major incidents
Terms of appointment
Role of advocates under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Publication of reports
Information sharing and data protection
Consequential amendments
Review of duty of candour in relation to major incidents
Review of operation of Part 2
Infected Blood Compensation Authority
Infected blood compensation scheme
Payments
Applications and procedure
Reviews and appeals
Information: infected blood compensation scheme
Duty to co-operate with the IBCA
Provision of support and assistance
Payments to personal representatives of qualifying infected persons
Information: payments to personal representatives
Public protection decisions: life prisoners
Public protection decisions: fixed-term prisoners
Amendment of power to change test for release on licence of certain prisoners
Referral of release decisions: life prisoners
Referral of release decisions: fixed-term prisoners
Licence conditions of life prisoners released following referral
Licence conditions of fixed-term prisoners released following referral
Assessing etc risks posed by controlling or coercive offenders
Imprisonment or detention for public protection
Imprisonment or detention for public protection: annual report
Extension of home detention curfew
Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998: life prisoners
Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998: fixed-term prisoners
Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998: power to change release test
Application of certain Convention rights in prisoner release cases
Parole Board rules
Parole Board membership
Whole life prisoners prohibited from forming a marriage
Whole life prisoners prohibited from forming a civil partnership
Financial provision
Power to make consequential provision
Regulations
Extent
Commencement
Short title
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