Registered Intermediaries
(asked on 31st October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests were made for registered intermediaries in each year since 2010.
This question was answered on 3rd November 2016
Protecting victims is our top priority. In 2015 we doubled the number of Registered Intermediaries, to increase the numbers available to help vulnerable witnesses and victims.
The following table gives a breakdown of requests for Registered Intermediary (RI) support for the years 2010 to 2015 and the year to date 2016.
Requests for RI support by year:
Year | Number of Requests Received |
2010 | 1206 |
2011 | 1230 |
2012 | 1432 |
2013 | 1797 |
2014 | 3341 |
2015 | 5503 |
2016 (Jan – Oct) | 5223 |