Alternatively, if your client has learning difficulties or mental health issues which are affecting their ability to understand and communicate, they may benefit from being assessed by an intermediary.
Following a thorough assessment, I will help your client to prepare for, and participate in, the trial. The recommendations may include the use of an intermediary or may give guidelines to follow which do not need the intervention of an intermediary.
On some occasions, my assessment may conclude that an intermediary cannot assist as the defendant is functioning at too low a level to fully understand the proceedings. My role is always to support vulnerable people going through the justice system, whilst acting as an impartial officer of the court.
