The Unit
The North Wales Victim Liaison Unit is a specialist unit within the North Wales Probation Area. We do not have any contact with offenders. The unit is based in Colwyn Bay and we cover the whole of North Wales.
The victim contact scheme is to ensure that victim’s rights in legislation are upheld.
We work under the Victim Charter and the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 as amended by the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004, providing a service to all victims, survivors and next of kin of defined sexual and violent offences where the offender has been sentenced to 12 months or more imprisonment, including Life sentence prisoners and Hospital Orders.
How Do We Contact You
You will receive a letter introducing your Victim Liaison Officer, offering you a contact of your choice within 40 working days following sentence. The contact could be face to face, telephone or written. We will endeavour to provide this in your language of choice.
The aim of the contact is:
