Witness support
For more information on witness support please visit the
Victim
Support (external link) website.
The Witness Service offers information and support to witnesses,
victims, their families and friends in every criminal court in
Cumbria. Trained staff and volunteers offer:
- someone to talk to in confidence
- a visit to the court and a look round a court room (where
possible)
- information about court procedures
- a quiet place to wait before and during the hearing
- someone to accompany you into the court room when giving
evidence
- practical help, for example, with expense forms
- to put you in touch with people who can answer specific
questions about the case (the Witness Service cannot discuss
evidence or offer legal advice)
- a chance to talk over the case when it has ended and to get
more help or information.