Victims of Crime Act 1994
16Police to give written confirmation to victims reporting
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16 Police to give written confirmation to victims reporting offences (1) If a victim of a relevant offence reports the offence to a police officer, the chief police officer must, as soon as practicable, give the victim written confirmation of the report, including the name and contact details of— (a) the police officer who took the report; and (b) another police officer the victim may contact about the report. (2) However, the chief police officer need not give written confirmation of the report if doing so is likely to affect the safety of the victim or another person. chief police officer to provide written confirmation of the report.