(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order abolishes the Victims’ Advisory Panel (“the VAP”), which is listed in Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).
The VAP was established by section 55 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. All of the VAP’s functions are abolished by this Order.
Article 2(2) repeals and amends provisions in consequence of the abolition of the VAP.
Article 2(3) repeals the entry for the VAP in Schedule 1 to the 2011 Act.
An impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as its effects are unlikely to impact on businesses, civil society or on regulatory matters. There is no impact on staff and costs/benefits to the public sector will not exceed £5 million per annum.