23Limitation on Commissioner’s functions

23 Limitation on Commissioner’s functions

23 Limitation on Commissioner’s functions

(1) The Commissioner’s functions do not include—

(a) advocating for individual victims of crime, or

(b) inquiring into individual decisions made in relation to victims of crime, including decisions about eligibility for support under the Scheme, or

(c) investigating a complaint about an alleged contravention of the Charter if the investigation would—

(i) prejudice criminal proceedings, or

(ii) prejudice the investigation of a criminal offence, or

(iii) result in interference with the exercise of the jurisdiction of a court or tribunal, or

(d) inquiring into or reviewing decisions involving the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.

(2) The Commissioner must liaise with the following persons and bodies to avoid the Commissioner’s functions being exercised in a way that duplicates the functions of the persons and bodies—

(a) the Anti-slavery Commissioner under the Modern Slavery Act 2018,

(b) the Ageing and Disability Commissioner under the Ageing and Disability Commissioner Act 2019,

(c) another person or body prescribed by the regulations.