This topic outlines the relationship between the following key documents:
- victim impact statement prepared by the police, and
- reparation report prepared by CPPS.
Guidelines
To minimise stress for the victim, the preparation of the victim impact statement and the reparation report should be coordinated as much as is practicable. This can be done by:
- the prosecutor making submissions to the court when the court is considering whether or not to call for a reparation report. Then the court will be given the information already gathered:
- through the victim impact statement, or
- subsequently by the police, or
- the probation officer liaising with the police officer(s) who prepared the victim impact statement.
Comparison of reports
The following table compares the two documents.
| Victim Impact Summary |
Reparation Report |
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Contains information about:
- physical or emotional harm, and
- value of property loss or damage.
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Contains information about:
- emotional harm and any consequential loss or damage
- physical harm and any consequential loss or damage
- value of property loss or damage, including consequential loss or damage, and
- entitlement to ACC.
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The purpose is to assist the:
- police in preparing their case to lay before the court, and
- court in assessing the severity of the offence for sentencing.
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The purpose is to assist the court in assessing:
- whether a sentence of reparation is appropriate
- the attitude of the offender/victim to the offence, and
- the amount of reparation to be imposed.
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