The Act Commentary on Sections Part 3 - Criminal evidence, investigations and procedure Section 102: Evidence by live link: presence of supporter
503.Section 24 of the 1999 Act enables the court to make a direction allowing a witness to give evidence by live link. Section 102 amends this section so that the court, when making such a direction can also direct that a person specified by the court can accompany the witness when the witness is giving evidence by live link. The court must take the witness’s wishes into account when it determines who is to accompany the witness.