# Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, Section 23: His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons

Extent: E+W

(1) Schedule A1 to the Prison Act 1952 (further provision about Chief Inspector) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2 (inspection programmes and frameworks), in sub-paragraph (2), omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (i) and insert—
“(ia) the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses, and”.
(3) In paragraph 5 (joint action), after sub-paragraph (6) insert—
“(7) The Secretary of State, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General may by a joint direction require a joint inspection programme to include provision for the inspection, at specified times, of specified matters relating to the experiences and treatment of victims.
(8) In sub-paragraph (7)—
“specified” means specified in the direction;
“victim” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/21/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/victims-and-prisoners-act-2024/section-23
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