Victims Code

The Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims’ Code) sets out the services and a minimum standard for these services that must be provided to victims of crime by organisations (referred to as service providers) in England and Wales - Code of Practice for Victims of Crime in England and Wales (Victims' Code) - GOV.UK

Court users or victims who may be impacted by the content or judgment of UK Supreme Court hearings can find relevant detail and information on the UKSC website:

• If users believe a case will be heard at the UKSC which impacts them as a victim, they can sign up to the UKSC website to receive email alerts when a new case is added by the Court.

• Court listing information is published on the UKSC website as listings are finalised, so court users and victims can see when hearings will take place.

• The court is open to the public, so if court users or victims wish to attend a hearing that may impact them, they can visit the court and attend the hearing*.

• Court hearings are live streamed on our website, so court users or victims can watch hearings without attending the court if this is preferable*.

• If a victim wishes to attend a hearing, and requires any reasonable adjustments, they can inform their solicitor or Registry through our online enquiries form, and the court will work to ensure that reasonable adjustments are in place.

• All judgments are published online, so court users/victims can access this information as soon as the judgment is published.

• If you are a victim impacted by a criminal case, as defined within the victims’ code, and would like any further information about a case, please contact your solicitor or Registry for further information and support.

*Exceptions to this would be hearings heard in private. Such hearings are very rare and only occur in exceptional circumstances for specific reasons, such as serious security issues or to protect the parties involved. Information about such restrictions would be included on the website. 

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