Expansion of the victims contact scheme to stalking/harassment
The Victim Contact Scheme is expanding to offer victims of specified stalking and harassment offences:
- information about the offender’s sentence
- notification of their release
Who needs to know
- victim liaison units (VLOs, VLO managers and administrators)
- probation practitioners who work with victims
- staff based in court and prison
- intervention staff
What’s happening
A pilot is running in Hampshire and the Kent, Surrey and Sussex region. If evaluated as successful, the scheme will be rolled out across all regions from November 2022
What do I need to do?
Staff in pilot areas should speak with their manager and refer to local communications.
All other staff will be notified of any national roll out plans in November