Guidance

Your child is a witness - booklet for parents, carers and helpers

Information for parents, carers and others going to court with a young witness, including the help you can get.

• From: HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Published: 1 October 2017

Documents

Your child is a witness

PDF, 616 KB, 20 pages

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Details

This guidance explains:

• how you can help your child
• what extra help you can get
• the different ways a child can give evidence
• using an intermediary - to help your child communicate with the court
• what happens in court

Find out more about going to court as a victim or witness.

There is also:

• guidance for children aged 5 to 11
• guidance for children aged 12 to 17

Published 1 October 2017