20. Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection programme

The Division shall draw up and implement in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Authority for that purpose, a ‘Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Programme’ which shall provide for taking effective measures necessary to assist and protect victims of crime and witnesses, from potential or existing threats, harm, reprisals, retaliations and intimidations.

It shall be the duty of the Division to take all such steps as may be necessary to create awareness among the public about the Victims of Crime and witnesses Assistance and Protection Programme drawn up by it under subsection (1), including what action may be taken by a victim of crime or a witness in the event of facing any threat, harm, reprisal, retaliation, intimidation and the manner in which victims of crime or witnesses may apply for and obtain assistance and protection under such Programme.

The Division may undertake the admission of a victim of crime or witness into its Victims of Crime and Witnesses

The provision of assistance and protection to a victim of crime or witness shall be effected by the Division after the conduct of a threat assessment and with the consent of the victim of crime or witness concerned.

Prior to the implementation of the Victims of Crime and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Programme, the