Legislation – Victims and Prisoners Act 2024
Part 1Victims of criminal conduct
Inspections by criminal justice inspectorates
23His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons
(1)
Schedule A1 to the Prison Act 1952 (further provision about Chief Inspector) is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph 2 (inspection programmes and frameworks), in sub-paragraph (2), omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (i) and insert—
“(ia)
the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses, and”.
(3)
In paragraph 5 (joint action), after sub-paragraph (6) insert—
“(7)
The Secretary of State, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General may by a joint direction require a joint inspection programme to include provision for the inspection, at specified times, of specified matters relating to the experiences and treatment of victims.
(8)
In sub-paragraph (7)—
“specified” means specified in the direction;
“victim” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.”