means all necessary and appropriate modifications and adjustments in the context of access to justice, where needed in a particular case, to ensure the participation of persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others.
eu/dir/2026/1472
Key facts
Type
Directive · (EU) 2026/1472
Adopted
17 Jun 2026
In force
20 Jul 2026
Made by
Council of the European Union, European Parliament
(a)paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:‘2.Member States shall ensure that victims are contacted without undue delay by the relevant general or specialist support services if the individual assessment referred to in Article 22 identifies a need for support and provided that the victim, having been informed of the support services that can be provided, consents to being contacted by support services or if the victim requests support.3.Member States shall take measures to establish free-of-charge and confidential specialist support services in addition to, or as an integrated part of, general victim support services, or to enable victim support organisations to call on existing specialised entities providing such specialist support. Victims shall have access to such services in accordance with their specific needs and family members shall have access in accordance with their specific needs and the degree of harm suffered as a result of the criminal offence committed against the victim. Where specialist support services are not provided as an integrated part of general victim support services, general and specialist support services shall be coordinated.’;