Victims: the legal background
A range of legislation covers victims and witnesses of crime
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If you're a victim or witness of crime, what happens and how you're treated is affected by a range of laws and sets of guidance across the criminal justice system and beyond. Some of the most significant are:
To get more general information on the criminal justice system, your rights, and how you can expect to be treated, follow the information links on the right.
You can get more details of the rights of victims and witnesses via Liberty's Your rights website, which was produced in association with Victim Support