# Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA, Article 16: Right to decision on compensation from the offender in the course of criminal proceedings

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

1. Member States shall ensure that, in the course of criminal proceedings, victims are entitled to obtain a decision on compensation by the offender, within a reasonable time, except where national law provides for such a decision to be made in other legal proceedings.
2. Member States shall promote measures to encourage offenders to provide adequate compensation to victims.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2012/29/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2012-29/article-16
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