The Victim’s Commissioner, Claire Waxman, has launched the 2026 Victims’ Survey - the only independent, national survey capturing victims’ experiences across all crime types and stages of the justice process.

Running from 8 April to 6 May 2026, the survey is open to anyone aged 16+ who has experienced or reported a crime since January 2021.

A UK-wide anonymous survey exploring experiences of street harassment and predatory behaviour in public spaces. Your insights will help inform how these behaviours are understood, prevented, and responded to in practice.

An open letter from victims and survivors calling for justice reform to reflect the lived reality of delay - and for those voices to be meaningfully included in shaping what comes next.

A legal action raising important questions about safeguarding failures during a vulnerable period after suicide bereavement - and the accountability needed to prevent harm to others. A CrowdJustice fundraiser is supporting the first stage of legal work.

A new research project from the University of Glasgow is exploring how survivors use online spaces to share experiences, build community, and make sense of justice - inviting UK participants to take part in zine-making workshops and interviews.

Oxford researchers are inviting survivors who gave evidence at Leeds, Newcastle or Snaresbrook Crown Court to share their experiences of Specialist Sexual Violence Support courts. Insights will help inform future trauma-informed court practice.

A young Black British woman reported her rape. On 3rd March 2026, a court in Hong Kong convicted her. Not him. Her.

Isabel Rose did what every system, every campaign, every helpline tells survivors to do. She came forward. She trusted the process. She reported within 72 hours. And yesterday, she was found guilty.

King’s College London doctoral researcher Urvashi Panchal is recruiting for a UK-wide interview study exploring the experiences of women of colour navigating the criminal justice system following sexual violence in adulthood, and their support needs.

This week marks a significant moment in the fight against image-based abuse.

Following months of campaigning by survivors, advocates and organisations including End Violence Against Women Coalition, Not Your Porn, Glamour UK, Professor Clare McGlynn and survivor-campaigner Jodie, a new law has come into force criminalising the creation of non-consensual intimate images - including AI-generated deepfakes.

The Victims’ Code is intended to set out the rights victims can expect throughout the criminal justice process - including access to information, support, participation and respectful treatment. While its foundations are widely seen as important, many people continue to experience gaps in awareness, communication and consistent delivery.

This consultation is an opportunity to help strengthen what exists.

The Domestic Abuse Commissioner is inviting people with lived experience of domestic abuse to take part in two survivor-led roundtables in Spring 2026.

These sessions are designed to give survivors a direct line to decision-makers - to share insight, challenge assumptions, and shape how systems respond.