Victims & Witnesses
Witness in Court leaflet
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The Home Office has published a revised version of the "Witness in Court" leaflet. The leaflet outlines the process of going to court for those that have been called as either a defence or prosecution witness. The guide is aimed as those new to the process and outlines the court process, the obligations of the witness and the help and support available to witnesses.
Title: Witness in Court
Author: Home Office
Number of pages: 34
Date published: August 2003
The leaflet is divided into 8 sections:
What does it mean to be a witness
Where can you find help and information about giving evidence
Where will you give your evidence
Who's who in the courtroom
What happens before you go to court
Going to court
What happens when you are in court
After the trial
The leaflet gives information for both prosecution and defence witness. It also outlines the style and layout of a magistrate's court, a county court and a youth court so it can be distributed to a wide audience.
2000 copies of the leaflet have been distributed to each police force. The leaflet is also available in the following languages:
Arabic
Bengali
Cantonese
Greek
Gujarati
Hindi
Punjabi
Urdu
Somali
Turkish
Vietnamese
Welsh
Large text, Braille and audio formats are also available. All these other formats are to be made available at CJS Online
More information about this leaflet is available on Home Office Circular 48/2003. Witness in Court has been awarded the Crystal Mark for Plain English.
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Last update: Thursday, August 28, 2008