We take any report of rape or sexual assault seriously and will see you to offer you support as soon as possible and in privacy. We aim to be polite, patient, sensitive and non-judgemental. In most cases of rape and sexual assault, the victims, no matter what their sex, prefer to talk about their ordeal with women. If that is what you want, we will do our best to make sure that a female officer is present at any meeting.

We can tell you about local police and legal procedures. If you want to contact the police, we can come to the police station with you.
Where possible we can try to make sure that you are interviewed by a female police officer if that is what you would prefer. If you want us to, we can give you a list of local lawyers and interpreters.

However, only you can decide whether or not to take legal action: we cannot make this decision for you. Remember that if you choose not to report the crime immediately but change your mind later, forensic and other evidence may be lost. Also, in some countries, you must report the crime before returning to the UK if you want it to be
investigated.