Get support as a victim of crime

Get free support and advice if you바카라 사이트檝e been a victim of crime.

There바카라 사이트檚 different support if you바카라 사이트檝e been a or a .

Contact a support service

You can read a list of victim support services.

Victim Contact Scheme

You바카라 사이트檒l be asked if you want to join the Victim Contact Scheme if both of the following are true:

  • you바카라 사이트檙e the victim of a violent or sexual crime
  • the offender is sentenced to 12 months or more

If you join, you바카라 사이트檒l be given a Victim Liaison Officer who바카라 사이트檒l tell you:

  • how long the offender will be in prison for, if there are any changes to their sentence, and when they바카라 사이트檒l be released
  • when an offender is up for parole and how to make a victim statement at the parole hearing
  • how to apply for a 바카라 사이트�licence condition바카라 사이트� - these stop the offender doing certain things when they바카라 사이트檙e released, such as contacting you
  • how to challenge a parole decision if the Parole Board decides the offender is safe to release

Tell your Victim Liaison Officer whenever you change your contact details, so they can keep you updated.

If you decide not to join or you were not asked, you can still join if you change your mind later by sending an email to the Victim Contact Scheme.

Victim Contact Scheme
vcsenquiries@justice.gov.uk

You can if you have a question that is not about the Victim Contact Scheme.

Read about your rights after a crime to find out what you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to.

Use the restorative justice scheme

Contact your local victim support organisation, police force, or probation officer if you바카라 사이트檇 like to:

  • meet the offender
  • talk about how your life has been affected
  • get answers to your questions and an apology

Find out more about .

If you바카라 사이트檙e contacted by a prisoner

Contact the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) Victims Helpline if you get unwanted letters, phone calls, texts or messages from a prisoner.

You can also contact the helpline if you바카라 사이트檙e worried about someone being released from prison.

HM Prison and Probation Service Victims Helpline
victim.helpline@justice.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 060 6699
Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
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