# The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 135: Armed Forces Victim Contact Scheme

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

If you are a bereaved close relative of the victim of an offender sentence to service detention, or to imprisonment of 12 months in prison or more for a violent or sexual offence or detained in a secure hospital for treatment, you will also be offered participation in the Armed Forces Victim Contact Scheme if there is a danger or an identified risk of harm to you.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1811/schedule/paragraph/135 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-armed-forces-code-of-practice-for-victims-of-crime-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-135
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