Valid from 29/01/2025
Prospective
(1)The Secretary of State may from time to time revise the victims’ code.
(2)But the Secretary of State may revise the victims’ code only if satisfied that the proposed revisions would not result in—
(a)a significant reduction in the quality or extent of the services provided in accordance with the code, or
(b)a significant restriction in the description of persons to whom services are provided in accordance with the code.
(3)The procedure in section 3 applies to a revision of the victims’ code, except that if the Secretary of State considers that all of the revisions are minor the procedure in subsection (5) may be used instead.
(4)Revisions are minor if—
(a)they make corrections or clarifications, or
(b)they are consequential on changes to the law, practice or procedure relating to any aspect of the criminal justice system.
(5)The procedure in this subsection is that the Secretary of State must—
(a)consult the Attorney General, the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses and the Welsh Ministers about the proposed revisions,
(b)lay a draft of the revised code before Parliament, and
(c)when the draft revised code has been laid before Parliament, bring it into operation on such day as the Secretary of State appoints by regulations.
Commencement Information
I1S. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 81(2)