The Victims’ Code is often treated as a police and CPS document. For anyone who investigates or prosecutes, that view is out of date, and the Code itself says why. What the Code is The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England and Wales sets out the services, and a minimum standard for those services, that must be provided to victims of crime by organisations called service providers. It is issued under section 32 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, a

In 27 July 2026 the Investigatory Powers Tribunal handed down its open judgment in LMN and XYZ v Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Constabulary [2026] UKIPTrib 5. The complaints failed, but the reasoning matters to every Applicant, Authorising Officer and Gatekeeper. The facts in brief A long-running dispute between neighbours, with allegations going both ways. In March 2021 a directed surveillance authorisation was granted. A covert camera was fixed to a fence in the neig