11Definitions—child victim, parent and victim

11 Definitions—child victim, parent and victim child victim, of an offence, means a victim of an offence who is a child. Note A child is an individual under 18 years old (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, def child). parent, of a child, means a person with parental responsibility for the child within the meaning of the Children and Young People Act 2008, division 1.3.2 (Parental responsibility). victim— (a) has the meaning given by the Victims of Crime Act 1994, section 6; and (b) includes a person who would be a victim if a reference in that Act to an offence included a reference to an offence that is alleged to have been committed.