(1)Schedule 4A to the Police Act 1996 (further provision about inspectors of constabulary) 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.”