Registered Intermediaries
(asked on 2nd May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of intermediaries were used for (a) witnesses, (b) victims and (c) defendants in the latest year for which information is available.
This question was answered on 14th May 2018
The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the Witness Intermediary Scheme and does not hold data on the broader use of non-registered intermediaries, many of whom help defendants. Registered Intermediaries employed by the Witness Intermediary Scheme supported 6,245 people last year: 92% of whom were victims; 8% of whom were witnesses.