Royal Assent is the final procedural stage of a bill passing through UK parliament before it becomes law.
The parliamentary under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice, Baroness Leavitt KC, said during the hearing in the Lords earlier this month: “It’s been a pleasure to bring the Victims and Courts Bill through this house, which is now another step closer to becoming law.
“This bill will deliver on our manifesto commitment to support and protect victims, restore confidence in our justice system and implement swifter and fairer justice.”
The law will also protect innocent children by restricting the exercise of parental responsibility by offenders sentenced for serious child sexual abuse, and where a rape has resulted in the birth of a child.
It will also ensure victims have longer than ever to challenge sentences they do not feel fit the crime they have suffered.