Memorandum of good practice on video recorded interviews with child witnesses for criminal proceedings / [Home Office in conjunction with Department of Health].
Contributor(s): Great Britain. Home Office
| Great Britain. Dept. of Health.
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BookPublisher: London : Home Office, 1992Description: 57 p. : ill, forms ; 30 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0113410409 .Subject(s): Child witnesses -- Great Britain | Courts -- Great BritainDDC classification: 344.20775 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 344.20775 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00018066 | |
| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 344.20775 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00018008 |
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The Criminal Justice Act 1991 says a video can replace a child's evidence in a criminal court. Such a recording can spare the child from having to recount evidence to the court in person and can provide a highly valuable, early record of the child's account. The main purpose of this memorandum is to help those making a video recording of an interview with a child witness where it is intended that the result should be acceptable in criminal proceedings. The memorandum gives general advice on when and where to make the video; legal conditions; what should be done before the interview; protocol for interviewing children; legal rules which should be observed in order to produce an evidentially acceptable video recording; and arrangements for proper storage, custody and disposal of tapes.
Introduction -- Part 1: General requirements -- Part 2: Before the interview -- Part 3A: Conducting the interview - the basic approach -- Part 3B: Conducting the interview - the legal constraints -- Part 4: After the interview.