http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/28/section/32/enactedDomestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004Domestic violenceRoad traffic offencesKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2021-08-04 Part 3Victims etcChapter 1The victims' codeCode of practice for victims 32 1 The Secretary of State must issue a code of practice as to the services to be provided to a victim of criminal conduct by persons appearing to him to have functions relating to— a victims of criminal conduct, or b any aspect of the criminal justice system. 2 The code may restrict the application of its provisions to— a specified descriptions of victims; b victims of specified offences or descriptions of conduct; c specified persons or descriptions of persons appearing to the Secretary of State to have functions of the kind mentioned in subsection (1). 3 The code may include provision requiring or permitting the services which are to be provided to a victim to be provided to one or more others— a instead of the victim (for example where the victim has died); b as well as the victim. 4 The code may make different provision for different purposes, including different provision for— a different descriptions of victims; b persons who have different functions or descriptions of functions; c different areas. 5 The code may not require anything to be done by— a a person acting in a judicial capacity; b a person acting in the discharge of a function of a member of the Crown Prosecution Service which involves the exercise of a discretion. 6 In determining whether a person is a victim of criminal conduct for the purposes of this section, it is immaterial that no person has been charged with or convicted of an offence in respect of the conduct. 7 In this section— “criminal conduct” means conduct constituting an offence; “specified” means specified in the code.
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