Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017
Amendment of Courts Service Act 1998 | ||
33. The Courts Service Act 1998 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 2 by the insertion of the following definition: | ||
“ ‘victim’ has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017;”, | ||
and | ||
(b) by the insertion of the following section after section 5: | ||
“Victims of crime | ||
5A. In carrying out its functions under paragraphs (d) and (e) of section 5, the Service shall ensure that— | ||
(a) in so far as is practicable, provision is made during the course of criminal proceedings which are conducted in a court building referred to in section 5(d) for the separation of an offender or an alleged offender and his or her parents, relatives and friends from a victim and his or her parents, relatives and friends such that contact between the parties may be avoided except where necessary for the purposes of the criminal proceedings concerned, and | ||
(b) a separate waiting area for victims who are involved in criminal proceedings is provided in any building which— | ||
(i) is built after the commencement of this section, and | ||
(ii) at the time that it is built, is intended to be used as a court building.”. |