The Day of the Court Case

When you come to court you should bring your citation with you and show this to the person at reception.

You will be asked to sit in the main witness waiting room, perhaps with other witnesses. The court officer will come and tell you when it is your turn to give your evidence. Most witnesses come into the court building through the main public door.

If you are particularly concerned about entering the court building or being in the same waiting area as someone else in the case, it may be possible in some courts for the Witness Service, VIA or someone from the children's reporter's office or court official to arrange to meet you at a private entrance and let you wait in a different room.

Please ask the person citing you as a witness about this. Arrangements can be made in advance and everyone will do their best to help, although it is not possible to guarantee that you will not meet or see people involved in the case during the course of the trial or hearing.

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