reg 230 Information, referral to victim support services and needs assessments
The Commanding Officer must: (1) ensure that the interview is conducted without unjustified delay after the facts have been reported ; (2) limit the number of interviews where possible and only carry out interviews where strictly necessary for the purposes of the investigation; (3) keep medical examinations to a minimum and carry them out only where strictly necessary for the purposes of the criminal proceedings; (4) allow the victim be accompanied by a person of their choice, unless a reasoned decision has been made to the contrary; (5) take steps to ensure the victim does not have unnecessary contact with the suspect when the victim is being interviewed.