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<p>The Government is committed to making sure that vulnerable and intimidated victims
and witnesses get the support they need and have the confidence to come forward. A
range of measures already exist to help reduce their anxiety, including giving evidence
through live-link to the courtroom from a different room in the court, or away from
the court building altogether, and the use of a Registered Intermediary. We doubled
the number of Registered Intermediaries at the end of 2015 to increase the number
available to help vulnerable and intimidated victims and witnesses give evidence.</p><p>
</p><p>We are also rolling out recorded pre-trial cross-examination in the Crown Courts
from next year so that vulnerable witnesses do not have to give their evidence at
trial. In addition to this, we are requiring publicly-funded advocates in sexual offences
cases to undertake specialist training on working with vulnerable victims and witnesses.</p>
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