The Victims of Violent Intentional Crime (Arrangements for Compensation) (European Communities) Regulations 2005

Hearing of the applicant for compensation

11.—(1) If requested to do so by a deciding authority in another Member State, the United Kingdom assisting authority shall arrange for an applicant for compensation or other person such as a witness or expert to be heard directly by that deciding authority in accordance with the law in that Member State through the use in particular of telephone or video-conferencing.

(2) If the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel or, as the case may be, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel Northern Ireland, decides in accordance with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2001 or the Northern Ireland Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2002 to hear an applicant for compensation or any other person such as a witness or expert, it may contact the relevant assisting authority for the purposes of arranging for—

(a) the person to be heard directly by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel or, as the case may be, by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel Northern Ireland, in accordance with the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2001 or, respectively, the Northern Ireland Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2002 , through the use, in particular, of telephone or video conferencing; or

(b) the person to be heard by the relevant assisting authority in accordance with the law in that Member State.

(3) A hearing in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2)(a) may only take place:

(a) in co-operation with the relevant assisting authority; and

(b) with the agreement of the person proposed to be heard.