Crime victims urged to know their rights

People in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to learn about the support available if they become victims of crime.

A campaign is promoting the Victims' Code, which sets out the rights and minimum standards of service victims should receive from criminal justice agencies.

Over the coming weeks, adverts carrying the message"Victim? Don't lose sight of your rights" will appear on mobile phones, digital billboards and on buses and trains across the West Midlands.

The campaign is backed by the City of Wolverhampton Council as well as Natalie Queiroz, the West Midlands' Victims' Advocate, who survived an attempted murder in 2016 and now works to champion the rights of victims and survivors.

Under the code, people have the right to have crimes recorded without unjustified delay, receive information when reporting a crime, be referred to support services, make a victim personal statement and complain if those rights are not being met.

Queiroz said: "Every victim deserves to understand their rights from the very beginning of their journey throughout the whole criminal justice system."

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