Paragraph 259 Pre-Summary HearingI1
United Kingdom
This paragraph outlines the duties that the Victim Liaison Officer must provide to victims prior to a Summary Hearing. The Victim Liaison Officer must:
notify victims of the time, date, location, adjournment, postponement and outcome of any Summary Hearing without unreasonable delay;
in cases where the victim may be required to give evidence in a summary hearing the Victim Liaison Officer must discuss any needs the victim may have and refer the victim to victim support services where appropriatef1;
notify victims who are required to attend a summary hearing to give evidence without unreasonable delay and inform them what to expect including how to access the Military Court Service witness information leaflet;
the Victim Liaison Officer must advise the victim that they may ask to be informedf2 of a suspect being released from Service custody and any Service custody release requirements which are imposed, changed or cancelled;
the victim is entitled to the information requested pursuant to paragraph 259(4) of this Code only where there is a danger or an identified risk of harm to the victim, in which case the information will be provided without unnecessary delayf3.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. para. 259 in force at 16.11.2015, see reg. 1
Footnotes
- f1
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See paragraphs 16 to 18 of this Code.
- f2
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Note paragraph 259(5) of this Code.
- f3
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You are not, however, entitled to this information if there is an identified risk of harm to the suspect which would result from the notification.