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Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds

Many of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissioner

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13

Burnham blocks early prison release for rapists and serious child sex offenders

The scheme will also be delayed until October to give probation staff time to plan for releases.

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Lack of safeguards over prisoners’ early release puts abuse victims at risk, Lammy warned

Exclusive: victims commissioner and domestic abuse commissioner call for pause on planned releases

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

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Victims’ commissioner to step in after Southport parents say support ‘woeful’

Some parents have not received proper psychological help nearly two years after the atrocity, solicitor says

The Guardian - UK · May 22

Victims can’t access their court transcripts because they’re too expensive – the government says AI might be the answer

For years, victims of crime and those trying to challenge convictions have said that the UK’s system for accessing court records is prohibitively expensive and unnecessarily bureaucratic.

The Conversation · May 14

Victims of sexual violence distressed by MPs’ ‘pugnacious’ questioning

Exclusive: Victims’ commissioner makes formal complaint after committee session left one attender ‘shocked, upset and extremely distressed’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21

‘Juries have not caused this crisis’: Top lawyers and ex-judges plead for government to rethink plans to curb jury trials

Retired judges and a former director of public prosecutions are among those calling for the justice secretary to halt plans to scrap juries for some crimes

The Independent UK · Mar 9

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Thousands of trials will not be heard until at least 2028, data reveals

The backlog includes 206 rape trials that are not listed to start until 2028.

Evening Standard · Feb 27

Victims facing ‘inhumane’ delays for justice as criminal cases take four years to go to trial

Shocking court backlog means serious criminals won't have their cases heard until 2030 – and more than 200 suspects accused of rape won’t face a judge and jury until at least 2028

The Independent UK · Feb 27

Victims’ commissioner for England and Wales warns against U-turn on limiting jury trials

Exclusive: Claire Waxman says justice system risks collapse and no other viable way to drastically reduce courts backlog

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14

Elon Musk’s X threatened with UK ban over wave of indecent AI images

Platform has restricted image creation on the Grok AI tool to paying subscribers, but victims and experts say this does not go far enough

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9

Badenoch says teaching boys about misogyny shouldn’t be a priority because migrants more dangerous to women and girls – as it happened

Tory leader dismisses the government’s newly published strategy as a ‘complete distraction’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025

Calls for justice system ‘change’ at exclusive Prima Facie screening in London

Justice Minister Sarah Sackman defends controversial jury axe plans at special screening of award-winning play starring Jodie Comer

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025

Witnesses in criminal trials should be trained to cope with tough questions, says victims' commissioner

Claire Waxman wants the UK to follow the lead of courts in Quebec, Canada

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025

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Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2025

Victims Commissioner: Government must stop stalkers weaponising courts to harass their victims

Claire Waxman OBE has suffered for more than 20 years at the hands of former TV producer Elliot Fogel

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

London’s victims’ commissioner named as new England and Wales advocate

Claire Waxman described it as a ‘true honour’ to take on her new post.

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025

'National failure to deliver justice': Up to three quarters of rape victims withdraw from cases, damning new report reveals

London’s Victims Commissioner details shocking number of victims who abandon hope of seeing justice being done as she calls for ‘radical’ new approach

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

TV presenter accuses police officer of sexual misconduct

Jackie Adedeji has described the police misconduct investigation she was part of as ‘traumatising’.

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Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025

Crime victims 'have less rights than offenders in courts system', says victims' commissioner

Claire Waxman is calling for government changes to improve victims’ rights

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

Who is Lino Di Maria? The Met police officer at the centre of the High Court vetting case

Sgt Di Maria’s past history of sexual allegations meant he couldn’t continue in role, say force

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2024

More than 200 stalking offenders to be fitted with GPS tags in new pilot scheme

London’s independent victims’ commissioner, Claire Waxman, said the City Hall scheme will ‘provide an extra layer of security to victims’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024

MPs back PR bill in vote, a symbolic win for electoral reform campaigners – as it happened

MPs vote to give leave to bring in private members’ bill on PR but it will have no practical effect

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024

Woman nearly killed by ex-partner warns of ‘fixation’ as statistics show 60% of stalkers reoffend

Her comments come as new study suggests stalkers are enabled to ‘hide in plain sight’ as criminal justice system fails victims

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2024

Sadiq Khan: Criminal justice system must be fixed to help stalking victims

The mayor said he was also worried about ‘children growing up thinking Andrew Tate is saying sensible things’

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024

Prosecutors aim to get victims back into court to see their attackers sentenced and aid their ‘recovery’

Exclusive: The Independent previously revealed domestic abuse and sexual violence victims are being charged up to tens of thousands of pounds to access court scripts after being wrongly advised not to attend court

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