Part 18 MEASURES TO HELP A WITNESS OR DEFENDANT TO GIVE EVIDENCE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE
England and Wales
| Contents of this Part | |
|---|---|
| General rules | |
| When this Part applies | rule 18.1 |
| Meaning of ‘witness’ | rule 18.2 |
| Meaning of ‘intermediary’ and ‘intermediary’s report’ | rule 18.3 |
| Making an application for a direction or order | rule 18.4 |
| Decisions and reasons | rule 18.5 |
| Court’s power to vary requirements under this Part | rule 18.6 |
| Custody of documents | rule 18.7 |
| Special measures directions | |
| Exercise of court’s powers | rule 18.8 |
| Special measures direction without application | rule 18.9 |
| Content of application for a special measures direction | rule 18.10 |
| Application to vary or discharge a special measures direction | rule 18.11 |
| Application containing information withheld from another party | rule 18.12 |
| Representations in response | rule 18.13 |
| Witness anonymity orders | |
| Exercise of court’s powers | rule 18.14 |
| Content and conduct of application for a witness anonymity order | rule 18.15 |
| Duty of court officer to notify the Director of Public Prosecutions | rule 18.16 |
| Application to vary or discharge a witness anonymity order | rule 18.17 |
| Representations in response | rule 18.18 |
| Intermediary for a defendant | |
| Appointment of intermediary to facilitate a defendant’s participation | rule 18.19 |
| Application to vary or discharge the appointment of an intermediary for a defendant | rule 18.20 |
| Representations in response to application or proposal | rule 18.21 |
| Duties of intermediaries | |
| Intermediary’s duty to the court | rule 18.22 |
| Declaration by intermediary | rule 18.23 |
| Content of intermediary’s report | rule 18.24 |