# The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 307: The Armed Forces Victim Contact Scheme

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

Following a conviction for a criminal offence where the offender:
(1) receives a sentence of Service detention,
(2) receives a sentence of imprisonment of 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,
the Victim Liaison Officer is to notify the victim, including bereaved close relatives, of the Armed Forces Victim Contact Scheme.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1811/schedule/paragraph/307 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-armed-forces-code-of-practice-for-victims-of-crime-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-307
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