Consultation on draft Witness Charter
Consultation opened on 05 July 2016. Closing date 27 September 2016.
Summary
The Department of Justice is consulting on a new Witness Charter. The purpose of the Witness Charter is to set out the entitlements or standards that witnesses of crime in Northern Ireland can expect to receive from a range of service providers and defence legal representatives.
Consultation description
The Witness Charter is for both prosecution and defence witnesses.