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LNB NEWS: MoJ announces extension of pre-recorded evidence nationwide

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28 September 2022
Categories: Legal News , Criminal , Procedure & practice
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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) have announced that pre-recorded is now available at every Crown Court in England and Wales.

Lexis®Library update: The measure allows victims and witnesses of crimes such as rape and modern slavery to have their cross-examination video-recorded and played later during trial. The MoJ and HMCTS have said that the measure aims to reduce trauma for victims and witnesses to help them give better evidence and maintains a defendant’s right to a fair trial, with any decision to pre-record evidence being made by a judge on a case-by-case basis.

Source: Pre-recorded evidence for rape victims available nationwide

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 27 September 2022 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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