The Mayor of London calls for multi-million pound investment to improve victim care

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, will today call for a major overhaul of the service victims of crime receive in their journey through the criminal justice system, and unveil a new £3m a year investment package to enhance and expand the support the Met police offers victims of crime in London.

The Mayor’s new annual investment of £3m will enable the Commissioner to progress his plans to improve the support the Met gives to victims. The funding, from City Hall, will be used to set up a new, free phoneline for victims of crime to receive dedicated support and develop mechanisms to make it easier for victims to access key information about their case.

The funds will also increase the number of Met staff responsible for victim care and signpost victims to specialist support services.

The investment is part of a raft of new measures from City Hall to increase victim satisfaction and case outcomes, as the Mayor continues to support the new Met Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley in taking action to raise standards and rebuild public confidence and trust in the Met as part of his Turnaround Plan.

The Mayor will give a keynote speech at the Victims Summit in London where representatives from across the UK justice system and beyond will come together to share new ideas and drive forward changes to create a better criminal justice experience for victims.

The Victims Summit will be hosted by London’s Independent Victims Commissioner, Claire Waxman, and supported by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC).

It will bring together victims of crime and top criminal justice figures including the Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, Max Hill KC and Victims and Sentencing Minister, Edward Argar MP. International guests will also include the Justice Minister of Québec - Simon Jolin-Barrette - who will speak about the independent victims hubs in Canada.

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily

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