4.9 Your volunteering and special measures
This module has explained what special measures are available, when and how to apply for them and who to contact if they aren’t put in place for your client on the day of the hearing.
In this module you have learned about:
- What are special measures?
- Who can apply for them?
- Special Measures and domestic abuse.
- How do clients apply for special measures?
- What special measures are not put in place on the day of the court hearing?
- How to support clients where the other party has requested special measures.
When volunteering with clients who may need special measures, please remember:
- Special Measures have to be agreed by the court
- They must be requested on the correct form(s)
- They must be requested in advance
- Whilst Support Through Court volunteers can support clients to apply for Special Measures, it is for the client to ensure they are put in place
- The granting of a Special Measure is in no way indicative of bias on the part of the Judge.
Support Through Court have a suite of training modules which you can complete so please do take a look at the other modules available. You can study these in any order. They include:
- Special measures [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
- Working with Cafcass
- Interviewing clients
- Writing statements
- Signposting clients to other organisations
- Working with vulnerable people
The domestic abuse modules are designed to be studied in order, from the first working to the third. These modules are:
- Introducing domestic abuse
- Supporting survivors of domestic abuse
- Supporting clients who are accused of perpetrating domestic abuse
Give your opinion
Well done, you have completed this module on special measures.
How much will it help you in your volunteering when dealing with special measures? Submit your opinion.
4.8 What if you are supporting a client where the other party has requested special measures?