Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017
Amendment of section 6 of Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 | ||
29. Section 6 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981 is amended— | ||
(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3): | ||
“(3) Subsections (1) and (2) are without prejudice to the right of— | ||
(a) a parent, relative or friend of the complainant or, where the accused is not of full age, of the accused, or | ||
(b) a support worker chosen by the complainant, | ||
to remain in court.”, | ||
and | ||
(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4): | ||
“(5) In this section, ‘support worker’ means a volunteer of, or an individual employed under a contract of service or under a contract for services by, an organisation which provides support to victims of crime.”. |