The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Vera Baird, urgently wants to hear from victims of crime about their experiences of the criminal justice system, to inform her response to the government on the consultation around the Code of Practice for victims of crime (the ‘Victims’ Code’). This is…
Everyone at Voice wishes you all a happy and safe Christmas! If you do need our help and support over the festive period, please be aware of our slightly altered opening times: December 23rd: 8am – 6pm Christmas Eve: 8am – 3pm Christmas Day: CLOSED Boxing Day: CLOSED 27th December:…
Voice is to safeguard the provision of domestic abuse support in the county by incorporating the Sunflower Centre into its services. The Sunflower Centre, which provides specialist support to the highest risk victims of domestic abuse in the county, is a partnership funded service, with funding coming from the Office…
Have you been a victim of crime over the past 12 months? Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commission and Northamptonshire Police want to further understand your experiences and your views on the services you received, in order to improve future services for victims of crime. If you have been a…
Two new remote video link centres which can connect to Northamptonshire and UK-based courts will soon be made available for use by vulnerable witnesses required to give evidence. The remote links will enable some of the most vulnerable witnesses to give their evidence and be cross-examined without having to…
Almost £250,000 is to be invested in programmes to help support women offenders and reduce the level of reoffending in Northamptonshire, thanks to new funding from the Ministry of Justice. A group of organisations led by Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold and The Good Loaf successfully submitted a…
At Voice, it’s vital that victims and witnesses of crime are able to access our support services quickly and conveniently, whenever they’re required. It’s for this reason that we’ve worked hard to build a number of relationships with key partners and organisations throughout the county to ensure the Voice service…
At Voice, we’re dedicated to helping victims and witnesses of crime cope, recover and thrive, and our fantastic team of specialist support workers and volunteers works tirelessly to support those most in need. We think it’s important to keep a keen eye on statistics, and we’d like to share a…
The government has launched a consultation on transforming the response to domestic abuse – and they want your views. Their intention is to drive a national conversation on how to prevent and tackle domestic abuse, informed by those who have experienced it. By working together we can all better prevent, protect…
Victims’ Commissioner Baroness Helen Newlove of Warrington was delighted to visit Voice last week (Thursday, 22nd June) to see how we are addressing the needs and requirements of victims of crime in Northamptonshire. During her trip she spoke directly with victims and witnesses of crime, to hear first-hand about their experiences…
