The Act places a duty on specified bodies to promote awareness of the Victims’ Code, and to keep under review their compliance with their duty to provide services in accordance with the Victims’ Code, unless they have a good reason not to do so ("Code compliance").
	These duties will apply to the following bodies, because they are the most likely to be in contact with the victim throughout their journey and deliver specific Code entitlements:
"The criminal justice bodies:"
The Chief Officer of police for the police area in question
The Crown Prosecution Service
His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service
His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and its executive agencies (His Majesty’s Prison Service, the Probation Service and the Youth Custody Service); and
Youth Offending Teams.
	These duties also apply to the following non-territorial police forces:
The British Transport Police – with the duty being placed on the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police; and
The Ministry of Defence Police – with the duty being placed on the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Defence Police
Policy background Code awareness and compliance: specified bodies