Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice,whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential merits of integrating independent legal advisors into the police.
Answer
The ILA service for adult rape victims will support them through the CJS. This needs to be a truly independent service - we have funded the Centre for Women’s Justice to deliver it. The ILA will work closely with policing and CPS to provide victims with advice about their case.
Verdict: RED (10/100)
The question asked whether the Justice Secretary had engaged with the Home Secretary about bringing Independent Legal Advisers (ILAs) into the police. The reply did not address this. It described the ILA service for adult rape victims, its funding, and how it works with police and the Crown Prosecution Service at case level. The person who asked would most likely need to ask again to get an answer on ministerial discussions about police integration.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is the nature of the Justice Secretary's engagement with the Home Secretary on the potential merits of integrating independent legal advisers into the police. | Not Addressed | Generic | The item asks about the Justice Secretary's engagement with the Home Secretary on integrating ILAs into the police, but the reply only describes the ILA service for adult rape victims, its funding, and its operational working relationship with police and the CPS. Statement 4 mentions working with policing but describes case-level victim support, not any ministerial discussion or the merits of police integration, and no statement refers to the Home Secretary. |