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How to report a person who's gone missing or a child who's run away - including if you lose contact while they're abroad
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority - how to appeal a decision if you've been refused compensation for a violent crime, where to get help and advice
If you're a UK resident and have been injured because of a violent crime abroad, you can usually apply for compensation
Report any threats to national security - such as terrorism and espionage - to MI5 (also known as the Security Service)
Report someone who's smuggling people, goods or cash into the UK illegally
Loan sharks are unregulated moneylenders - if you use or spot one you can report them anonymously
Nominate a Community Payback project to suggest what unpaid work offenders carry out locally; who to contact and what happens next
Compensation for terrorist attacks abroad - eligibility, acts of terrorism covered, application form, helpline
Report a rape or sexual assault to the police or a Sexual Assault Referral Centre - find out what happens next and the support available
Report vandalised property to your local council
Get compensation if you've been injured, a victim of crime or because of unfair working conditions
Get help and support if you or someone you know is a victim or in danger of female genital mutilation (FGM) (also known as 'female circumcision' or 'female genital cutting')
Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing
If you're the victim of serious crime by someone detained because of mental illness, you can ask that they have to obey conditions on their release
Apply to get a court protection order if you or someone you know is a victim or in danger of female genital mutilation (FGM) (also known as 'female circumcision' or 'female genital cutting')
Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad
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