http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/28/part/3/chapter/3

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/28/part/3/chapter/3/crossheading/victims-advisory-panel/2010-04-12

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

An Act to amend Part 4 of the Family Law Act 1996, the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997; to make provision about homicide; to make common assault an arrestable offence; to make provision for the payment of surcharges by offenders; to make provision about alternative verdicts; to provide for a procedure under which a jury tries only sample counts on an indictment; to make provision about findings of unfitness to plead and about persons found unfit to plead or not guilty by reason of insanity; to make provision about the execution of warrants; to make provision about the enforcement of orders imposed on conviction; to amend section 58 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and to amend Part 12 of that Act in relation to intermittent custody; to make provision in relation to victims of offences, witnesses of offences and others affected by offences; and to make provision about the recovery of compensation from offenders.

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Statute Law Database

2024-05-17

2010-04-12

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

s. 8A and cross-heading

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

s. 19(2)

s. 32

s. 81(2)

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

s. 37ZA

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

s. 21(3)

s. 32

s. 81(2)

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

s. 49(4A)

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

s. 22(2)(c)

s. 32

s. 81(2)

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

s. 49(5A)

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

s. 22(2)(d)

s. 32

s. 81(2)

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

s. 49A

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

s. 22(3)

s. 32

s. 81(2)

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

s. 51A

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

s. 22(4)

s. 32

s. 81(2)

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

Sch. 9

para. 11A

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

s. 22(5)(b)

s. 32

s. 81(2)

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

Sch. 9

para. 16A

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

s. 22(5)(c)

s. 32

s. 81(2)

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

Sch. 9

para. 29A-29C

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

s. 22(5)(d)

s. 32

s. 81(2)

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

Sch. 9

para. 26A

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Sch. 3

para. 12

s. 95(1)

Part 3Victims etc

Chapter 3Other matters relating to victims etc

Victims' Advisory Panel

C155Victims' Advisory Panel

C21

The Secretary of State F1for Justice must appoint persons to form a panel, to be known as the Victims' Advisory Panel.

F21A

The persons appointed under subsection (1) must include the Commissioner.

1B

The Commissioner is to chair the Panel.

C22

The Secretary of State F1for Justice must consult the Attorney General and the F3Secretary of State for the Home Department before—

a

appointing F4any other person to the Panel, or

b

removing F5such a person from the Panel.

C23

The Secretary of State F1for Justice must consult the Panel at such times and in such manner as he thinks appropriate on matters appearing to him to relate to victims of offences or anti-social behaviour or witnesses of offences or anti-social behaviour.

C24

The Secretary of State F1for Justice may reimburse the members of the Panel for such of their travelling and other expenses as he thinks appropriate.

C25

If the Secretary of State F1for Justice consults the Panel under subsection (3) in a particular year, he must arrange for the Panel to prepare a report for the year—

a

summarising what the Panel has done in response to the consultation, and

b

dealing with such other matters as the Panel consider appropriate.

C26

If a report is prepared under subsection (5), the Secretary of State F1for Justice must—

a

arrange for it to be published, and

b

lay it before Parliament.

7

The non-statutory Victims' Advisory Panel is to be treated as having been established in accordance with this section.

8

If the Secretary of State consults the non-statutory Victims' Advisory Panel on a matter mentioned in subsection (3) before the date on which this section comes into force, the consultation is to be treated as taking place under subsection (3).

9

The non-statutory Victims' Advisory Panel is the unincorporated body of persons known as the Victims' Advisory Panel established by the Secretary of State before the date on which this section comes into force.

10

In this section “year” means a period of 12 months beginning on 1 April.