# The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 157: Investigation

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

When the Service Police or Commanding Officer are investigating your case you are entitled to:
(1) receive information about what is happening and discuss with the investigator how often they will contact you;
(2) be told if no one is found to be a suspect, or if the case is closed and be told without unreasonable delay from the decision being made;
(3) ask the investigator to inform you of a suspect being released from Service custody and any Service custody release requirements which are made by the court, or if those release requirements change;
(4) receive the information requested in paragraph 157(3) of this Code only where there is a danger or an identified risk of harm to you, in which case the information will be provided without unnecessary delay;
(5) say if you want to be told if a closed case has been reopened, so the Service Police or Commanding Officer can consider your wishes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1811/schedule/paragraph/157 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-armed-forces-code-of-practice-for-victims-of-crime-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-157
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