IfJ is a registered charity with a vision of opening the ‘accessible door’ to justice; where all people understand the questions they are asked and can tell what has happened.
IfJ promotes and supports the work of intermediaries, who are communication specialists working with vulnerable people in the justice system.
JUSTICE states 'Suspects and defendants with mental ill health or learning disabilities need to be better identified and supported, in order to ensure their right to a fair trial in England, argues a JUSTICE report published on 27 November 2017. Around one in four adults in the UK are diagnosed…
Here is a blog post by IfJ's Esther Rumble on what it is like to work as an intermediary. This post has been published on Russell Webster's website, who blogs on all matters to do with Justice and has a wide and knowledgeable audience in the Justice community.
Since the Victims Commissioners Report on Tuesday 17th January, there has been a lot of media coverage on the work of Intermediaries. Below are links to recent coverage:
BBC News Online
Vulnerable witnesses' denied help to give evidence.
Intermediaries for Justice would like to thank all intermediaries for their involvement in this research. The extraordinary response rate to the survey (92%) and participation at regional meetings have enabled the Victims Commissioner, Baroness Newlove, to paint a comprehensive picture of the…
Section 28 (s.28) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (YJCEA) allows vulnerable and intimidated witnesses to video record their cross-examination before the trial. This report presents findings from a process figure evaluation of a pilot of recorded pre-trial cross-examination (s…
This publication, edited by Penny Cooper and Linda Hunting, arising out of The Advocate's Gateway inaugural conference in June 2015, represents not only the current state of knowledge from experts in the field, but more importantly evidence of a seismic shift in the justice system.
