847Definition of *victim*

847 Definition of *victim*

In section 3(1) of the Victims' Charter Act 2006, in the definition of victim—

"(ab) a natural person who has suffered injury as a direct result of conduct, whether or not that injury was reasonably foreseeable by the person who engaged in the conduct, if the conduct—

(ii) if engaged in by a person who is 14 years of age or over, would constitute a criminal offence; or

1 It is conclusively presumed that a child who is under 12 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 10 of the Youth Justice Act 2024.

2 It is presumed that a child who is 12 or 13 years of age cannot commit an offence—see section 11 of the Youth Justice Act 2024.";

(b) after paragraph (b) insert—

"(ba) if a person has died as a direct result of conduct described in paragraph (ab), a family member of the deceased person; or";

(c) for paragraph (c) substitute—

"(c) a family member of a victim referred to in paragraph (a) or (ab), if the victim is—

(i) under 18 years of age; or

(ii) incapable of managing their own affairs because of mental impairment; or".