Section 26 His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation for England and WalesI1

Schedule 1A to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (further provision about the inspectorate) is amended as follows.

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”.

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.”