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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is provided to police forces on using social media evidence posted on platforms such as TikTok to prosecute individuals participating in organised joyriding.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is provided to police forces on using social media evidence posted on platforms such as TikTok to prosecute individuals participating in organised joyriding.
The Home Office does not issue guidance on the use of social media evidence in prosecutions for organised joyriding. College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice provides guidance on investigations and digital intelligence and investigation. Decisions on the investigation of offences, the gathering and assessment of evidence, and whether a case should be referred for prosecution are operational matters for police forces. The Crown Prosecution Service will decide whether there is sufficient evidence to support a prosecution and whether a prosecution is in the public interest.
To ask the Attorney General, what guidance the Crown Prosecution Service provides to prosecutors on the evidential use of social media content apparently recorded or uploaded by a defendant in prosecutions for (a) theft, (b) burglary, (c) vehicle crime and (d) dangerous driving.
To ask the Attorney General, what guidance the Crown Prosecution Service provides to prosecutors on the evidential use of social media content apparently recorded or uploaded by a defendant in prosecutions for (a) theft, (b) burglary, (c) vehicle crime and (d) dangerous driving.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the mandatory reporting law in the Crime and Policing Act will apply to information heard during religious confession.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the mandatory reporting law in the Crime and Policing Act will apply to information heard during religious confession.
This Government remains firmly committed to tackling all forms of child sexual abuse. The new mandatory reporting duty we are working to implement will be a vital step in safeguarding children more effectively across a range of institutions and settings.
The Crime and Policing Act 2026 does not provide any exemption from mandatory reporting on the basis of religious practice, or the setting in which information is received. In defining who is subject to the duty, the Act makes specific provision for those providing religious instruction to children beyond the regulated activity framework in Schedule 12. The Act also makes clear how the duty interacts with any wider expectations of confidentiality that a reporter may be subject to. Section 85 makes clear that submitting a report under the mandatory reporting duty does not breach any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the report. This ensures that individuals who are subject to the duty can make reports as required by law.
We will continue to engage across government and with stakeholders to help manage the implementation of the new duty to ensure readiness and compliance for when the duty comes into effect in 2027.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights decision of 23 July 2026, NCN: [2026] UKFTT 01080 (GRC), Case Reference: FT/EA/2025/0456, Greenwood and Information Commissioner and Cabinet Office, if she will place in the Library a copy of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) Information Rights decision of 23 July 2026, NCN: [2026] UKFTT 01080 (GRC), Case Reference: FT/EA/2025/0456, Greenwood and Information Commissioner and Cabinet Office, if she will place in the Library a copy of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Department is taking with the Home Office and Crown Prosecution Service to improve the secure transfer of digital evidence between police, prosecutors and courts and reduce avoidable delays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Department is taking with the Home Office and Crown Prosecution Service to improve the secure transfer of digital evidence between police, prosecutors and courts and reduce avoidable delays.
Under the Criminal Procedure Rules, parties are required to assist the court in the active management of cases, and prosecutors are responsible for serving prosecution evidence on the court and other parties where the rules require it. This includes ensuring that evidence is provided in a format that can be used effectively by the court. The Department is supporting this through work with criminal justice partners on digital case progression, including through the Police Digital Case File programme, and associated improvements to the presentation of digital evidence in court. These reforms are intended to improve the quality and accessibility of case material, reduce reliance on manual processes and help avoid delays caused by missing, incomplete or unusable evidence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the use of roadside evidential drug testing devices in other countries; and whether she plans to introduce comparable technology in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the use of roadside evidential drug testing devices in other countries; and whether she plans to introduce comparable technology in England and Wales.
The Department for Transport has consulted on the potential use of alternative specimens, including oral fluid, saliva and sweat, in drug-driving forensic analysis. We are considering the responses received and will set out next steps in the usual way. No decision has been taken on whether to introduce roadside evidential drug-testing devices in England and Wales.
The Department works very closely with the Home Office, policing partners and scientific advisers on drug-driving enforcement and emerging testing technologies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Home Office on the introduction of roadside evidential drug testing devices for drug driving offences since 4 July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with the Home Office on the introduction of roadside evidential drug testing devices for drug driving offences since 4 July 2024.
The Department for Transport has consulted on the potential use of alternative specimens, including oral fluid, saliva and sweat, in drug-driving forensic analysis. We are considering the responses received and will set out next steps in the usual way. No decision has been taken on whether to introduce roadside evidential drug-testing devices in England and Wales.
The Department works very closely with the Home Office, policing partners and scientific advisers on drug-driving enforcement and emerging testing technologies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has undertaken, or plans to undertake, any review of enforcement actions, civil penalties or criminal proceedings that may have been affected by concerns regarding the reliability, authorisation, provenance or evidential status of material relied upon in those cases.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has undertaken, or plans to undertake, any review of enforcement actions, civil penalties or criminal proceedings that may have been affected by concerns regarding the reliability, authorisation, provenance or evidential status of material relied upon in those cases.
Evidence gathering within HMRC criminal investigations is subject to strict legal and procedural requirements as set out in legislation and related Codes of Practice and is in line with the standards expected across the Criminal Justice System.
Decisions to instigate criminal proceedings are made by an independent prosecuting authority following an assessment of the evidential sufficiency in the case.
HMRC's forensic activities are undertaken in accordance with relevant legislation, the Criminal Procedure Rules and the principles of the Forensic Science Regulator's Code of Practice. Accredited forensic activities meet the relevant requirements, including ISO/IEC 17025. For forensic activities pending accreditation, appropriate mitigations, quality controls and documented procedures are in place to ensure the work is carried out to the same forensic standards and remains auditable, reproducible and capable of independent review.
HMRC keeps its procedures and controls under regular review to ensure legal compliance and best practice. Amendments and updates will be applied following internal assurance activity conducted to ensure HMRC delivers to a constant standard. Changes may also be made following case feedback from either the Tax Tribunal or Criminal Courts.
The use of criminal powers by HMRC is routinely subject to external scrutiny. The HMRC's criminal investigation powers and safeguards at 2.2 Oversight of communication data powers and 2.3 External safeguards on the use of HMRC’s criminal investigation powers set out this external oversight.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures are in place to ensure that forensic testing, intelligence, analytical methodologies and other evidence relied upon by HMRC in enforcement action and criminal proceedings are lawfully obtained and independently validated where appropriate.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures are in place to ensure that forensic testing, intelligence, analytical methodologies and other evidence relied upon by HMRC in enforcement action and criminal proceedings are lawfully obtained and independently validated where appropriate.
Evidence gathering within HMRC criminal investigations is subject to strict legal and procedural requirements as set out in legislation and related Codes of Practice and is in line with the standards expected across the Criminal Justice System.
Decisions to instigate criminal proceedings are made by an independent prosecuting authority following an assessment of the evidential sufficiency in the case.
HMRC's forensic activities are undertaken in accordance with relevant legislation, the Criminal Procedure Rules and the principles of the Forensic Science Regulator's Code of Practice. Accredited forensic activities meet the relevant requirements, including ISO/IEC 17025. For forensic activities pending accreditation, appropriate mitigations, quality controls and documented procedures are in place to ensure the work is carried out to the same forensic standards and remains auditable, reproducible and capable of independent review.
HMRC keeps its procedures and controls under regular review to ensure legal compliance and best practice. Amendments and updates will be applied following internal assurance activity conducted to ensure HMRC delivers to a constant standard. Changes may also be made following case feedback from either the Tax Tribunal or Criminal Courts.
The use of criminal powers by HMRC is routinely subject to external scrutiny. The HMRC's criminal investigation powers and safeguards at 2.2 Oversight of communication data powers and 2.3 External safeguards on the use of HMRC’s criminal investigation powers set out this external oversight.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time was between (a) a roadside drug test, (b) the taking of an evidential sample, (c) receipt of toxicology results and (d) the first court hearing for drug driving cases in the latest period for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time was between (a) a roadside drug test, (b) the taking of an evidential sample, (c) receipt of toxicology results and (d) the first court hearing for drug driving cases in the latest period for which data is available.
The Department does not hold data on the average time between each of the stages specified. Operational information relating to roadside testing, evidential samples and forensic toxicology is held by the police and forensic service providers, while court listing is a matter for the independent courts.
The Department has not estimated the number of people arrested or charged for a drug-driving offence who were subsequently arrested for a further alleged drug-driving offence before the conclusion of the original proceedings in each of the last five years. This information is not held centrally by the Department for Transport.
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
This statement updates the House on the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s investigation into how MI5 came to provide false evidence to the Courts on whether or not it had confirmed...
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
This statement updates the House on the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s investigation into how MI5 came to provide false evidence to the Courts on whether or not it had confirmed...
This statement updates the House on the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s investigation into how MI5 came to provide false evidence to the Courts on whether or not it had confirmed the status of ‘Agent X’ as a Covert Human Intelligence Source. This follows the then Home Secretary’s Written Ministerial
This statement updates the House on the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s investigation into how MI5 came to provide false evidence to the Courts on whether or not it had confirmed the status of ‘Agent X’ as a Covert Human Intelligence Source. This follows the then Home Secretary’s Written Ministerial
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
Today the Government publishes Modernising the Criminal Disclosure Regime, setting out our response to recommendations made by the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences and the Independent Review of...
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
Today the Government publishes Modernising the Criminal Disclosure Regime, setting out our response to recommendations made by the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences and the Independent Review of...
Today the Government publishes Modernising the Criminal Disclosure Regime, setting out our response to recommendations made by the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences and the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts on the operation of the criminal disclosure regime.
We are grateful to Jonathan Fisher KC for his...
Today the Government publishes Modernising the Criminal Disclosure Regime, setting out our response to recommendations made by the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences and the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts on the operation of the criminal disclosure regime.
We are grateful to Jonathan Fisher KC for his...