Dame Vera Baird became Victims’ Commissioner in June (3) 2019. Previous to that she was the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner. She had earlier been a Labour MP, a barrister involved in many high-profile cases and an academic. On 19 … Continue reading →
Baroness Helen Newlove served two three-years terms as the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales, from 2013 to 2019. She became a campaigner after her husband, Garry Newlove, was murdered by several youths in 2007. Baroness Newlove published a report … Continue reading →
Why me?’s Director Lucy Jaffé spoke to the Victims’ Commissioner Dame Vera Baird about how victims have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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