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Relatives of murder victims to get one-to-one support

Tuesday 2 February 2010 at 2:51 am | In News | Post Comment The families of murder victims are to be offered one-to-one support seven days a week under the national victims’ service to be launched in March.

The service, funded with £8m of Ministry of Justice money, is being run with Victim Support and other specialist victims’ organisations.

Jack Straw

“The system was geared squarely towards offenders. We have worked hard over the last 13 years to change this – successfully cutting crime and cutting reoffending but also focusing the justice system on the needs of victims and of the communities who live with the consequences of crime when it does occur.”

The launch follows a study by the government’s victims’ champion, Sara Payne.