Rule 18.3 Meaning of ‘intermediary’ and ‘intermediary’s report’I1

England and Wales

In this Part—

(a)

‘intermediary’ means a person who is—

(i)

approved by the court for the purposes of section 29 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999^f1 (Examination of witness through intermediary),

(ii)

asked to assess a defendant’s communication needs, or

(iii)

appointed by the court to facilitate a defendant’s effective participation in the trial, when the defendant gives evidence or at any other time, where otherwise that defendant’s communication needs would impede such participation; and

(b)

a reference to ‘an intermediary’s report’ means a report by such a person which complies with rule 18.24.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 18.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Footnotes

f1: 1999 c. 23; section 29 was amended by paragraph 384 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39).