16Form and content of written victim statements

16 Form and content of written victim statements

16 Form and content of written victim statements

For the purposes of section 24A (2) of the Act, a written statement from a victim—

(a) must be legible, and may be either typed or hand-written, and

(b) must be no longer than two A4 sized pages, and

(c) must identify the victim or victims to whom it relates, and

(d) must include the full name of the person who prepared the statement and must be signed and dated by that person, and

(e) must include only the victim’s description of the incident that is the subject of the caution and its impact on the victim, and

(f) must not have any medical, psychological or similar report attached, and

(g) must not contain anything that is offensive, threatening, intimidating or harassing, and

(h) must not contain a request for compensation or reparation.