To ensure you receive the best use of this free IfJ referral system please read through the following information.
IfJ’s free referral system works in the following way:
- First, you must complete the online application form. Please include as much detail as possible (dates / area / client vulnerabilities)
- If the assessment and trial are in different areas, please include this in your application
- Your request is automatically sent to all IfJ intermediary members who have registered to work in the areas you request
- You will receive an automated acknowledgement of you referral submission
- Any intermediary who receives your request, has the appropriate skill set to meet your client’s needs and is available for the dates you specify, will contact you directly. Please look out for replies in your spam/junk folder.
- You and the intermediary will then be able to discuss the details of your case.
Additional useful information:
- Intermediaries require a written contract for funding before proceeding with a referral, so you will need to obtain an Agreement to Fund from LAA for the Assessment and Court Report, and from the Court for Trial matters.
- To ensure your client’s confidentiality, please do not include any client-identifiable information in the form, this should only be shared once an intermediary has been engaged.
- If use of an intermediary has only been agreed for evidence-only, please state this in the form.
- Many intermediaries only accept referrals for the whole trial. Please read IfJ’s recommendations on 'evidence only'.
- If an assessment has already taken place, but the assessing intermediary is then not available for the trial, a second intermediary will need to conduct their own assessment.
- In keeping with IfJ’s charitable objectives, IfJ offers this free referral system in order to facilitate access to intermediaries (trained by the MoJ, Communicourt or Triangle) throughout the justice system.
- Please be aware IfJ is not a regulatory body.
- Intermediaries are self-employed and fee rates may vary. It is your responsibility to ensure the intermediary you engage has the appropriate skills and necessary registrations and to obtain estimates for all costs (initial assessment/reports/attendance at court).
IfJ welcomes feedback on your experience of using this service, please email referrals@intermediaries-for-justice.org
