Policy paper
Victim information requests: draft code of practice
Draft code of practice presented to Parliament, on authorised persons requesting a victim's third party material.
This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
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This draft version of the code of practice was presented to Parliament on 1 December 2025.
The final code of practice came into effect on 12 January 2026.
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Published 1 December 2025