• Reference: 2019/9067
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

In your VAWG, you committed to: MOPAC, with the Pan-London Domestic Violence Service, will develop and implement an approach to enable victims to access IDVA support in criminal, civil and family courts Please can you update me on the progress of this?

• Reference: 2019/9066
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

In your VAWG, you committed to: The MPS and Victim Support will produce and analyse victim benchmarking data on victim satisfaction, to enable a better understanding of the need for training around safeguarding issues and coercive control. Please can you update me on the progress of this?

• Reference: 2019/9065
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

In your VAWG, you committed to: MOPAC and the Victims’ Commissioner will call on the Government to enshrine in law measures that require civil courts – such as family courts - to recognise and have regard to criminal proceedings and other safety-based restrictions Please can you update me on the progress of this?

• Reference: 2019/9064
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

In your VAWG, you committed to: MOPAC and the Victims’ Commissioner will call on the Government to ensure that the ‘presumption of parental involvement’ should always consider the significant implications of contact when one parent is at high risk of offending, ensuring that the presumption does not put children in harm’s way Please can you update me on the progress of this?

• Reference: 2019/9063
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

In your VAWG, you committed to: The Victims’ Commissioner, the MPS and the CPS will conduct a ‘deep-dive’ study into rape cases in London, to improve our understanding of the victim’s experience, identify common points of attrition, and guide future service provision in the capital Please can you update me on the progress of this? And if compleete, can you provide a copy of the study?

• Reference: 2019/9062
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

In your VAWG, you committed to: MOPAC will fund and work with partners to develop and launch an online portal for victims of crime – providing a single point for victims to find out about the services available to them in London and enabling them to get in touch Please can you update me on the progress of this?

• Reference: 2019/9061
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

In your VAWG, you committed to: MOPAC and the Victims’ Commissioner will provide a comprehensive response to the consultation on the Government’s Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill, seeking the views of all organisations involved in tackling VAWG in London and ensuring that the voices of survivors are heard Please can you update me on the progress of this?

• Reference: 2019/9060
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

In your VAWG, you committed to: MOPAC and the MPS will work together to integrate MOPACcommissioned Victim Support services with the MPS-managed Witness Care Unit, as part of a three-year change programme that will transform the currently siloed and disparate range of victim and witness services into an integrated service that meets the diverse and individual needs of all victims in London. Please can you update me on the progress of this?

• Reference: 2019/9059
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

In your VAWG, you committed to: Roll out a pilot for Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 with HMCTS and other justice partners, which allows vulnerable and intimidated witnesses such as children to video record their cross-examination before a trial, rather than have to face reliving their trauma in the courtroom. Please can you update me on the progress of this?

• Reference: 2019/9058
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 16 May 2019

In your VAWG, you committed to: MOPAC and the Victims’ Commissioner will continue to push the MPS to ensure that all victims can make a Victim Personal Statement and understand their rights regarding how this can be presented in courts Please can you update me on the progress of this?