http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/21/section/13Victims and Prisoners Act 2024Statute Law Database2024-09-27Expert Participation2024-09-18 Part 1Victims of criminal conductCollaboration in exercise of victim support functionsDuty to collaborate in exercise of victim support functions 13 1 The relevant authorities for a police area in England must collaborate with each other in the exercise in the area of their functions in relation to relevant victim support services. 2 A relevant authority exercises a function in relation to relevant victim support services if it exercises the function in relation to— a the provision of such services, or b the commissioning of such services provided by another person. 3 The “relevant authorities” for a police area in England are— a the local policing body for the police area, b an integrated care board, established under Chapter A3 of Part 2 of the National Health Service Act 2006, all or part of whose area falls within the police area, and c a local authority, all or part of whose area falls within the police area. 4 For the purposes of subsection (3)(c), “local authority” means— a a county council, b a district council for an area for which there is no county council, c the Greater London Authority, or d the Council of the Isles of Scilly. 5 Relevant victim support service” means a service, other than accommodation-based support, provided to support victims of criminal conduct which constitutes— a domestic abuse, b conduct of a sexual nature, or c serious violence. 6 In subsection (5), “accommodation-based support” and “domestic abuse” have the same meanings as in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (see sections 1 and 57 of that Act). 7 For the purposes of subsection (5)(c), “violence” includes— a violence against property, and b threats of violence, but does not include terrorism within the meaning of the Terrorism Act 2000 (see section 1 of that Act). 8 In considering whether violence amounts to serious violence, the relevant authorities must, in particular, take into account— a the maximum penalty which could be imposed for any offence which the conduct constitutes, and b the impact of the conduct on any victim. 9 Collaboration under this section may include the processing of information within the meaning given by section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018. S. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 81(2)
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