Written question asked by Vera Baird (Labour) on Friday, 10 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 June 2005. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Thursday, 16 June 2005 on behalf of the Solicitor General.
Criminal Trials (Special Measures)
- Question
- To ask the Solicitor General, what monitoring he undertakes of the relationship between the granting of special measures in criminal trials and the outcome of trials.
- Answer
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This type of monitoring is not undertaken. A correlation cannot be made between a special measures direction and a trial's outcome. The weight to be attached to a piece of evidence is a matter for the magistrates/jury. Where special measures are used, witnesses appear to appreciate them.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 4694; 435 c598W;435 c602W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Trials
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