After a decade of campaigning to implement a Victims Bill, the Victims and Prisoners Bill was finally granted Royal Assent and passed into law on the 24th May 2024. The bill will amplify victims’ voices and aims to improve the support offered to victims of crime. To successfully implement this bill, multi-agency partnerships must be formed within the criminal justice system so that practitioners can use the passing of the Victims and Prisoners Bill to effectively support victims and witnesses of crime.
Now is an opportune moment to build on this momentum and improve victims’ support services and their experiences of the criminal justice system.
Join us at The Victims’ Services Conference 2025 to hear the latest guidance and best practice around supporting victims in the criminal justice system.
Online Registration
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Professor Joanna Shapland, Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Sheffield (CONFIRMED)
Keynote: Ministry of Justice Update: Latest Guidance on Improving Victims’ Services
Hannah Meyer, Head of Victims Policy, Ministry of Justice (invited)
Keynote: The Multi-Agency Approach: Working with Stakeholders to Amplify the Voice of Victims’
Baroness Newlove of Warrington, The Victims’ Commissioner (invited)
Key Supporter Session
Questions and Answers
Comfort Break
Lived Experience: Using Lived Experience to Drive Improvements in Supporting Survivors of Crime
Duncan Craig OBE, Chief Executive, We are Survivors and Chief Executive Officer Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Criminology, University of Manchester (CONFIRMED)
Case Study: Encouraging Victims to Speak Out and Report Crimes
Case Study: Providing Wrap-Around Support to Victims Suffering with Mental Health Problems
Kate Kempen, Chief Executive, Victim Support (CONFIRMED)
Questions and Answers
Lunch Break
Keynote: Transforming the Approach to Victim’s Services at the Crown Prosecution Service
Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service (invited)
Case Study: The Victims Champion: Putting Victims at The Heart of Policing Decisions
Michael Banks, Victim of Crime Champion, Durham Police and Crime Commissioners Office (CONFIRMED)
Key Supporter Session
Questions and Answers
Breakout Networking: Providing Consistent Support Services for Victims of Crime
This session will provide you with the opportunity to discuss the main challenges you face in providing consistent support services for victims of crime. Hear more about shared challenges and learn from solutions being trialled and implemented by colleagues across the criminal justice system.
Comfort Break
Case Study: Taking a Restorative Justice Approach to Help Victims Move Forward
Jim Simon, Chief Executive, Restorative Justice Council (CONFIRMED)
Case Study: Strategies for Improving Support for Victims and Witnesses Involved in Giving Evidence
Helen Wake, Head of Victim Services, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley (invited)
Questions and Answers
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Professor Joanna Shapland, Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Sheffield (CONFIRMED)
Conference Close
*programme subject to change without notice
Chief Executive
Restorative Justice Council
Chief Executive
We are Survivors
Victims Champion
Durham Police and Crime Commissioner
Professor of Criminal Justice
University of Sheffield
A very insightful full day conference, with very thought-provoking inputs throughout the day.
Engagement AdvisorDyfed Powys Police and Crime Commissioner's OfficeThis was a very relevant and interesting conference, thank you for organising.
Victims Delivery OfficerOffice of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Thames ValleyThe conference was very useful and thought provoking.
Victim and Restorative Justice workerEnfield Youth Justice ServiceThe conference is specifically for all those responsible for, or involved in, supporting victims and witnesses of crime including:
Job Title Examples | Organisation Type Examples |
Heads of Service | Police |
Service Managers | District, County, Borough, City Councils |
Safeguarding Specialists | Probation Services |
Heads of Victims and Witness Services | Crime Agencies |
Head of Policy & Standards | Public Service Charities |
Hate Crime Co-Ordinators | Crime Agencies |
Heads of School | Central Government Departments |
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
Your delegate place at this leading conference gives you: Full access to the conference; E-guide; Networking opportunities during the day; Access to presentations post conference; 8 CPD Points.
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