COMMUNICOURT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Operations Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Operations Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Operations Team
We employ more than 90 intermediaries to work across England and Wales, and we receive over 200 new referrals every month for intermediary services in the criminal and family courts.
Our intermediaries are communication specialists, who work with people to help them understand the legal processes they are going through. We recruit our intermediaries from a range of professional disciplines, including speech and language therapy and psychology. All of our intermediaries carry out significant training and continuing professional development for this specialised role.
Our role is impartial, and our duty is to the court. We receive referrals directly from solicitors, and funding from Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) for all family court and criminal trials, and the Legal Aid Agency for criminal assessments.
Our intermediaries are appointed by the court to facilitate communication with a service user. This includes carrying out detailed assessments to understand any provisions or adaptations that can be made to help them participate in the proceedings.