Jon Rouse Apm

The interim Victims’ Commissioner role includes: engaging with victims of crime and their families, associated support services and criminal justice agencies to identify, develop and provide consistent and accessible resources for victims of crime to understand their rights, the criminal justice process and how to access supports and assistance; raising awareness of the rights of victims of crime and the services available to them; and identifying the training needs for government agencies to interact with victims of crime in a trauma informed manner and identify what if any additional training should be developed and delivered by the Victims’ Commissioner. In addition, there will be improvements to the coordination and provision of agency responses to victims of crime and the Financial Assistance Scheme, under the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009, will be independently reviewed.