The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Victim Information Requests: Code of Practice) Regulations 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/1260
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Victim Information Requests: Code of Practice) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 12th January 2026.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, subject as follows.

(4) Insofar as these Regulations relate to the persons specified in section 44F(2) (application of Chapter 3A to service police etc) of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, these Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Section 2 Code of Practice

The code of practice entitled “Victim Information Requests: Code of Practice” laid before Parliament and published on 1st December 2025 comes into force on 12th January 2026.