Justice (Victim & Crime) Management Regulation (JVCM)
One regulated process. One national safeguarding standard. No more loopholes.
Across the UK and Ireland, every agency handles abuse differently. Police, family courts, Cafcass, guardians, social workers, schools, and medical services all operate independently with conflicting thresholds and practices.
This fragmentation destroys cases, endangers victims and fails children.
The Justice (Victim & Crime) Management Regulation (JVCM) is the operational rulebook for how every case involving domestic abuse, coercive control, stalking, rape, child abuse or sexual exploitation must be handled.
What the JVCM Fixes
Under the current system:
- Evidence is lost or ignored
- Disclosures are mishandled
- Children are disbelieved
- Protective parents are punished
- Perpetrators use agencies to continue control
- Police refuse to investigate
- Social workers minimise risk
- Court decisions overrule criminal law
The JVCM stops the chaos.
Mandatory Requirements
Every agency must:
- Conduct a DASH Risk Assessment
- Complete an 8-Step-to-Murder review
- Assess patterns of behaviour, not single incidents
- Recognise coercive control as criminal abuse
- Uphold PD12J in family court
- Prioritise children’s safety over contact
- Stop penalising protective parents
- Handle evidence lawfully, transparently and without bias
No professional can dismiss evidence because of personal belief, opinion, or “gut feeling”.
When Agencies Don’t Comply
The JVCM requires immediate escalation to the JLE so that failures cannot be hidden or ignored.
- Decision-making is reviewed
- Evidence is re-examined
- Failures are corrected
- Professionals can be suspended or removed
- Criminal negligence can be pursued
- Cases can be reopened
There is no longer anywhere to hide misconduct or negligence.
Outcome
With the JVCM in place, victims and children finally receive lawful, evidence-based safeguarding. The system cannot selectively ignore abuse, manipulate evidence, or minimise risk.
- Police investigate properly
- Courts cannot ignore safeguarding law
- Social workers cannot minimise risk
- Children are protected
- Victims do not have to fight alone
The JVCM ensures the system does what it claims to do: protect.