The Criminal Justice (Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime) Regulations 2015

These Regulations bring into operation the Armed Forces Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (“the Code”) set out in the Schedule, making provision as to the services to be provided to a victim of criminal conduct by service providers within the Armed Forces justice system, so as to give effect to 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 (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57-73).