# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 18.3: Meaning of ‘intermediary’ and ‘intermediary’s report’

Extent: E+W

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 (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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/18.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-18.3
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