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

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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.

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Published 1 October 2017

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