The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015

CHAPTER 2 Special Investigation Measures

Special Investigation Measures

49.  When your needs are assessed by a relevant service provider and you are identified as being eligible for enhanced entitlements, the relevant service provider will discuss the Special Investigation Measures available with you and determine whether you would benefit from such measures and therefore if any should be applied in your case, and, if so, what they should be. You are entitled to ask the relevant service provider, which could be the Service Police or the Commanding Officer, for Special Investigation Measures to be used. The service provider will take your views into account when deciding whether any Special Investigation Measures should be provided. The following Special Investigation Measures may be available:

(1) To have the same person, where possible, conduct all the interviews (unless to do so would prejudice the proper handling of the investigation):

(2) To be offered the opportunity to have a person of the same sex conduct the interview where you are a victim of sexual violence, gender-based violence, or domestic violence (any request will be met where possible unless to do so would prejudice the proper handling of the investigation);

(3) To have interviews carried out by or through professionals trained for that purpose;

(4) To have interviews carried out in premises designed or adapted for that purpose.

50.  If you are under 18 years of age, the additional Special investigation Measure of audio-visual recording of interviews may be available.

51.  If you are considered to be a vulnerable victim (in accordance with paragraph 46 of this Code, then in addition to the above Special investigation Measures, the use of communication aids are available.

52.  A Special Investigation Measure shall not be made available if operational or practical constraints make this impossible or where there is an urgent need to interview a victim and failure to do so could harm the victim or another person or could prejudice the course of the proceedings.