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Dealing effectively with victims of crime

If you are in contact with us because you have been a victim of crime we will comply with the specific commitments under the Victims’ Code of Practice.

We will:

  • identify and support vulnerable victims and children
  • provide you with a Victims of Crime leaflet (and other relevant leaflets depending on the nature of your case)
  • unless you ask us not to do so, pass your details to Victim Support within 2 days [1]
  • keep you informed of the progress of the investigation, including arrest, caution reprimand, warning, charge, release on bail and court proceedings
  • with your consent pass your details on to other organisations which are involved in your case [1] 

[1] The police should only pass Victim Support the details of victims of sexual offences or domestic violence or the details of the relatives of homicide victims if the victims or relatives have given their explicit consent. The police will not routinely pass on details of victims of theft of/from a motor vehicle, minor criminal damage or tampering with motor vehicles, however aggravating factors such as repeat victimisation, victim request for contact, vulnerable victims or hate crime victims will ensure referral to victim Support

Associated information

Could your query be dealt with by the Police Frequently Asked Questions database? This database (www.askthe.police.uk) deals with all sorts of queries from questions about crime prevention to road traffic issues and anti-social behaviour. 

Your right to be kept informed under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime 

Full text of The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime, including information on vulnerable or intimidated victims 

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