North Wales
Multi Agency Public Protection
Arrangements Annual Report
6 Victim’s Work
Section 69 of the Criminal Justice victims to offer them the choice of volunteers at local branches offer
and Court Services Act 2000 places receiving information about an information and support to victims,
a duty on local Probation Boards in offender’s progression through the witnesses, their families and friends.
connection with victims of certain custodial part of the sentence and to
offences. inform them of release plans. The Victim Support provides the Witness
unit also advises Probation Service, based in every criminal
The Probation Service is under a colleagues on conditions to be court in England and Wales, to offer
duty to make contact with the victims included in licences. assistance before, during and after a
of sexual and serious violent trial. You can also call the Victim
offences in cases where the offender Victim Support is the national charity Support line – 0845 30 30 900 – for
is sentenced to a term of for people affected by crime. It is an information and support and details
imprisonment of 12 months or more. independent organisation, offering a of local services and other relevant
North Wales Area Probation have free and confidential service, organisations.
set up a dedicated unit to undertake whether or not a crime has been
this task. Staff make contact with reported. Trained staff and
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