# The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 187: Armed Forces Victim Contact Scheme

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

The Armed Forces Victim Contact Scheme is offered to victims of offences including bereaved close relatives in cases where the offender:
(1) receives a sentence of Service detention;
(2) receives a sentence of imprisonment or youth custody of 12 months or more; or
(3) has been detained in a hospital for treatment because he, or she, has a mental disorder.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1811/schedule/paragraph/187 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-armed-forces-code-of-practice-for-victims-of-crime-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-187
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