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- No matter your specialty or work setting, it's likely you will be asked to testify in court at some point in your career, to discuss a client evaluation, as an expert witness about a defendant or litigant, or as an authority in a psychological area.
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Jul 15, 2024 · Most competent witnesses can be compelled by the court to testify. For further guidance on competence prosecutors should refer to Special Measures and sections 53 and 54 Youth Justice and...
- Introduction
- Purpose of Assisting The Witness at Court
- Meeting A Witness at Court
- Pre-Recorded Cross Examination and Re-Examination of Witnesses
- Other Court Supporters
- Further Information
- Useful Links
1.1 The aim of this guidance is to set out the role played by prosecutors at or before court in ensuring that civilian witnesses give their best evidence. This is a core part of the prosecutor's job and will, if done properly, impact positively on both the quality of the witness's evidence in court and the perception of the service they receive fro...
2.1 Meeting the prosecutor in advance or on the day of their appearance and having their questions answered, can help a witness to feel prepared for their court experience and able to give their best evidence. We should seek to help all witnesses who are called to court in this way, taking into account their needs and the amount of interaction they...
3.1 In many cases giving evidence at court forces a witness to focus on a traumatic event that affected them personally or involved a family member or friend. Prosecutors should be aware of the potential for the witness to feel further victimised and/or traumatised and, to minimise this, should ensure that witnesses feel valued and involved in the ...
4.1 Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 allows for vulnerable or intimidated witnesses to have their cross-examination and re-examination recorded in advance of the trial. 4.2 In respect of intimidated witnesses, the Court Based Witness Service and prosecuting advocate will meet with the witness in the usual way prior to ...
5.1 A large proportion of witnesses get most of their support at the time of their court appearance from friends or relatives but, in addition to this, there are more formal support mechanisms available to witnesses during the process. This next section describes the most common of these. 5.2 The Citizens' Advice Court Based Witness Service is repr...
6.1 For more information see Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Guidance on interviewing victims and witnesses, and guidance on using special measures.
In most cases, the police will identify if the witness is at risk and should inform the prosecutor as soon as it becomes known. This enables a discussion between the police and prosecutor to...
The general rule is that your attendance at court will not be required and your evidence will be limited to your written report. If you do have to give evidence, the person asking you for your...
You can ask the person from the Witness Service to show you a courtroom before you give evidence. They might show you a picture if a courtroom isn't free. You can also get help from the Witness Service before the trial - find out more about the Witness Service and how to get help.
If you’re a victim of crime or a witness for the prosecution, a ‘witness care officer’ will tell you which court to go to, and when to go there. If you’re a witness for the defence, the ...
The police will ask you to explain what you saw, either in writing or on video - this is your witness statement. They’ll ask you to sign it to say it’s true. People involved with the case - for example lawyers or the judge, will read or watch your witness statement. They might also use it as evidence in court.
