Police

Question 1

courts

Answer 1

giving evidence as prosecution witnesses, providing protection for vulnerable witnesses, holding defendants in police cells and managing transport to and from court.

Question 2

voluntary organisations

Answer 2

referring victims and witnesses of crime to victim support, women’s refuge, witness service.

Question 3

CPS

Answer 3

Providing evidence for the prosecution of offenders, charging offenders in line with the CPS instructions.

Question 4

HM Prison and Probation Service

Answer 4

police will arrest prisoners who have been recalled to prison for breaching terms of their licence. Sarah’s law= police also cooperate with prison and probation service in managing the list of child sex offenders in the area.