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Witness referral form

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How we'll store and use your information

We'll use the contact details you give in this form to contact you.

All the information you provide us in this form will be stored on our case management system. We won’t share it without your permission.

You can check our privacy policy for full details of how we'll store and use the information.

About you

Your date of birth (Optional)
For example: 20 4 2001
What type of witness are you?(Required)

Your contact details

Only select the contact methods that are safe to use. You can choose more than one option.

How should we contact you?(Required)

Phone

We can give support over the phone. We’ll call on a weekday between 9am and 7pm.

If overseas, include the country code. For example +34 for Spain
Is it safe for us to leave you a voice message?(Required)
Is it safe for us to send you a text?(Required)
We'll do our best to get in contact at a convenient time. Tell us if you'd like us to call at a certain time or a specific day

Email address

Your home address

Address(Required)

Your communication needs

Tell us the best ways we can share information and communicate with you. For example, speaking slowly and clearly, reducing background noise, using easy to understand words, sending information in large print, offering calls using Relay UK.

About the case

Tell us about the case.

The defendant is the person accused of committing the crime.
This is your CPS Unique Reference Number. You’ll find this on any letters sent you asking you to attend court.

About the case

Tell us about the trial. You can leave these fields blank if you don’t know the answers.

Do you know which court you've been asked to attend?(Required)
Start typing the name of the court and select it from the dropdown list
Date of hearing (Optional)
For example: 20 4 2023

Any other information

For example, you can tell us about accessibility needs, disabilities or health conditions. This information helps us to be more inclusive and support you better. If you’re filling in the form for someone else, the information should be about them. Don't talk about the crime or incident involved in the court case.
Consent(Required)
I understand that by pressing submit this data will be used by the Witness Service in the way the privacy policy describes.

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