# The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015, Paragraph 70: Victim personal statement

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

A Victim Personal Statement (VPS) gives you an opportunity to explain in your own words how a crime has affected you, whether physically, emotionally, financially or in any other way. This is different from a witness statement about what happened at the time, such as what you saw or heard. The VPS gives you a voice in the Service Justice System. However, you may now express your opinion on the sentence or punishment the suspect should receive as this is for the court, or the Commanding Officer in a Summary Hearing to decide.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1811/schedule/paragraph/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-armed-forces-code-of-practice-for-victims-of-crime-regulations-2015/schedule/paragraph-70
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