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<p /> <p /> <p>As at 19 June 2014, 29 Registered Intermediaries (RIs) were available
for use by child victims and witnesses in the Greater Manchester police force area
that covers Bolton, 25 RIs for Lancashire, 81 RIs for England and 26 RIs for Wales.
Support for vulnerable witnesses is a devolved matter in Scotland.</p><p>We recruited
over 25 RIs this year, to increase the numbers of Active Registered Intermediaries
to be used across the 43 police forces to help vulnerable witnesses.</p><p>Registered
Intermediaries are available for work across multiple police force areas and the numbers
quoted above do not reveal the total number of active RIs.</p><p>The number of child
victims and witnesses involved in sexual abuse cases that have benefitted from the
use of an RI in the last four years since the Witness Intermediary Scheme has been
operational are provided in the table below. We do not hold data on cases before this
time.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Age <br> 0 to 4</p></td><td><p>Age
<br> 5 to 11</p></td><td><p>Age <br> 12 to 17</p></td><td><p><strong>Yearly <br> Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p><strong>351</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p><strong>340</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p><strong>425</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>261</p></td><td><p><strong>686</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>385</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>668</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>749</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1802</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The Ministry of Justice continues to monitor the number of Registered Intermediaries
and is considering future recruitment plans. We are working with the CPS and police
so that RIs are used to help more vulnerable witnesses to give their best evidence.</p>
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