https://www.lawcentres.org.uk/news/access-to-justice-for-victims-of-crime-with-low-proficiency-in-english
10 September 2025
Access to justice for victims of crime with low proficiency in English: progress, challenges and lessons learned
In this blog post, LCN's Strategic Projects and Policy Officer, Laura Chilinţan, shares insights into improving support, accountability and trust for victims with language needs.
The first right that the Vlawcentres.org.uk/news/access-to-justice-for-victims-of-crime-with-low-proficiency-in-englishictims’ Code accords is “to be able to understand and to be understood,” but are public services geared to bear it out?
Last year, the Victims’ Code was written into law in the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 but, since then, practical progress on it has stalled. Safeguarding minister, Jess Phillips MP, admits that victims’ trust in the criminal justice system has been “broken.” Baroness Newlove, the Victims Commissioner for England and Wales, has expressed concern that these challenges affect victims’ reporting behaviour.
LCN’s report into police standards and practice and our learning since its launch shows how this situation can be improved. [...]
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