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  • After a crime: your rights
  • Ask for a Crown Court sentence to be reviewed
  • Claim compensation for a criminal injury
  • Compensation after an accident or injury
  • Compensation for victims of terrorist attacks abroad
  • Compensation for victims of uninsured or hit and run drivers
  • Compensation if you're a victim of crime abroad
  • Contact the police
  • Criminal injuries compensation tribunal
  • Female genital mutilation: help and advice
  • Forced marriage
  • Get an injunction if you've been the victim of domestic violence
  • Get financial support as a victim of crime
  • Get help if you're a victim of crime abroad
  • Get support as a victim of crime
  • Make a victim representation to the Mental Health Tribunal
  • Make a victim statement to the Parole Board
  • Nominate a Community Payback project
  • Report a crime or antisocial behaviour
  • Report a loan shark
  • Report a rape or sexual assault
  • Report a stalker
  • Report a vehicle with no MOT
  • Report abuse of an older person
  • Report an immigration crime
  • Report an untaxed vehicle
  • Report child abuse
  • Report child abuse to your local council
  • Report domestic abuse
  • Report hate crime
  • Report online material promoting terrorism or extremism
  • Report or find a missing person
  • Report smuggling
  • Report suspicious activity to MI5
  • Report tax evasion
  • Report vandalism
  • Terrorism and national emergencies
  • What to do if your vehicle has been stolen

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