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Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse.

• Updated: 29 April 2025

Information on how to stay safe in hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.

• Updated: 8 July 2025

Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it

• The law

  Some forms of bullying are illegal and should be reported to the police.…

• Reporting bullying

  You should report bullying to your school in the first place - or someone…

• Bullying outside school

  Head teachers have the legal power to make sure pupils behave outside of…

• Bullying - a definition

  There is no legal definition of bullying. However, it’s usually defined as…

If you've been the victim of a crime, you have the right to privacy, to make a personal statement and to contact the police and be kept informed about the investigation.

A guide to applying for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

• Updated: 1 May 2025

An accessible version of the tariff of injuries from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012.

• Updated: 1 September 2025

A short summary of the projects funded under the 2024 Windrush Day Grant Scheme.

• Updated: 9 April 2024

Report staff, such as door supervisors, security guards, CCTV operators and close protection operatives, who break the law or are a risk to the public.

How to claim compensation through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) scheme if you've been seriously injured in a violent crime.

Susie Warran-Smith CBE DL has been a Non-Executive Director at HM Revenue and Customs since October 2023. She founded the award-winning tax company, Breakthrough Funding, which was sold to EY (Ernst & Young) in 2020. She went on to become...

• Updated: 29 September 2023