# The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 230: Information, referral to victim support services and needs assessments

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

The Commanding Officer must:
(1) ensure that the interview is conducted without unjustified delay after the facts have been reported;
(2) limit the number of interviews where possible and only carry out interviews where strictly necessary for the purposes of the investigation;
(3) keep medical examinations to a minimum and carry them out only where strictly necessary for the purposes of the criminal proceedings;
(4) allow the victim be accompanied by a person of their choice, unless a reasoned decision has been made to the contrary;
(5) take steps to ensure the victim does not have unnecessary contact with the suspect when the victim is being interviewed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1811/schedule/paragraph/230 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-armed-forces-code-of-practice-for-victims-of-crime-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-230
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