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| Made | 24th September 2005 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 4th October 2005 | ||
| Coming into operation | 25th October 2005 |
(2) In particular circumstances in which the Board considers it appropriate, a person other than the actual victim of an offender is to be regarded for the purposes of this scheme as a victim of the offence (instead of the actual victim).
(3) References to the victim of an offence in this scheme shall be construed in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2).
(4) In paragraph (1) "a close family member" means one of the following persons:
(5) In paragraph (1) "a vulnerable person" means a person under the age of eighteen or a person whose physical or mental state is such that the Board considers that it is reasonable in all the circumstances for a person listed in (1)(b) to receive the information instead.
Notification by Victim
4.
A victim must indicate that he wishes to receive information under the scheme by applying in writing to the Board with the information specified in the Schedule to the scheme.
Information to be made available and timing
5.
—(1) The victim of an offence shall be entitled to receive under this scheme the information specified in the following paragraphs in relation to a relevant supervised offender.
(2) The information, in relation to a relevant supervised offender is:
(3) "A relevant supervised offender", in relation to a victim of an offence, means a supervised offender subject to a sentence or licence in respect of the commission of that offence.
(4) The victim will be provided with the information to be provided under this Article within a reasonable time of the application for information being made, or if later, of the information being available.
Grounds for refusal to release information
6.
—(1) The following circumstances are specified for the purposes of Article 25(6) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (circumstances in which the Board is not required to make information available under the scheme).
(2) The circumstances are that—
(b) the actual victim of the offence is not a natural person;
(c) the Board has received an application for information under this scheme from a person acting instead of the actual victim under Article 3 and it has accepted that application, and that a subsequent application is made under Article 3 in relation to the same actual victim.
David Hanson
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
24th September 2005
