# The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 161: Preparation for the trial

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

Where a suspect is charged with committing a crime, you are entitled to be informed without unreasonable delay of a Service Prosecuting Authority or Commanding officer’s decision to make big changes to the charges against the suspect, to stop the case, to charge the suspect with another crime or a Service Prosecuting Authority decision to offer no evidence to the court (i.e. end the case).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1811/schedule/paragraph/161 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-armed-forces-code-of-practice-for-victims-of-crime-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-161
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