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Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill
Author: Frazer McCallum
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Published: Tuesday 23 Oct 2018 (SB 18-68)
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Current Support for Vulnerable Witnesses
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Special Measures
Pre-Recording of Evidence
Current Law and Practice
Joint investigative interviews
Taking evidence by commissioner
Case for Reform
Reforms in the Bill
Rule requiring pre-recording of evidence
Taking evidence by commissioner
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Overall policy objective
Phased implementation
Impact of recorded evidence
Timing of evidence taking
Child accused
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Additional measures
Barnahus system
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Written Submissions
Executive Summary
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Current Support for Vulnerable Witnesses
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Scottish Parliament. (2018, June 12). Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill [as introduced] Session 5 (2018) SP Bill 34. Retrieved from
http://www.parliament.scot/Vulnerable%20Witnesses%20(Criminal%20Evidence)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill34S052018.pdf
Scottish Parliament. (2018, June 12). Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill: Policy Memorandum Session 5 (2018) SP Bill 34-PM. Retrieved from
http://www.parliament.scot/Vulnerable%20Witnesses%20(Criminal%20Evidence)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill34PMS052018.pdf
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. (n.d.) Evidence and Procedure Review. Retrieved from
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/evidence-and-procedure-review
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. (2016, February 26). Evidence and Procedure Review: Next Steps. Retrieved from
http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/SCS-Communications/evidence-and-procedure-report---next-steps---february-2016.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Scottish Parliament Justice Committee. (2018, September). Written Submissions on the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill. Retrieved from
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/CurrentCommittees/109702.aspx
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. (2015, March). Evidence and Procedure Review Report. Retrieved from
http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/aboutscs/reports-and-data/reports-data/evidence-and-procedure-full-report---publication-version-pdf.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. (2017, September). Evidence and Procedure Review: Report of the Pre-Recorded Further Evidence Work-Stream. Retrieved from
http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/aboutscs/reports-and-data/reports-data/evidence-and-procedure-pre-recorded-evidence-report-28-09-17.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service et al. (2018). Standards of Service for Victims and Witnesses: Annual Report on Performance 2017-2018. Retrieved from
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/aboutscs/reports-and-data/standards-of-service-for-victims-and-witnesses-annual-report-2017-18.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. (2017, June). Joint Investigative Interviews Work-Stream Project Report. Retrieved from
http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/aboutscs/reports-and-data/reports-data/evidence-and-procedure-review.docx?sfvrsn=4
High Court of Justiciary. (2017, March 28). Practice Note No 1 of 2017: Taking of Evidence of a Vulnerable Witness by a Commissioner. Retrieved from
http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/default-source/rules-and-practice/practice-notes/criminal-courts/criminal-courts---practice-note---number-1-of-2017.pdf?sfvrsn=4
Judiciary of Scotland. (31, March 2017). Taking of Evidence of a Vulnerable Witness by a Commissioner. Retrieved from
http://www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk/26/1762/Taking-of-evidence-of-a-vulnerable-witness-by-a-commissioner
Scottish Parliament. (2018, June 12). Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill: Explanatory Notes Session 5 (2018) SP Bill 34-EN. Retrieved from
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Vulnerable%20Witnesses%20(Criminal%20Evidence)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill34ENS052018.pdf
Scottish Parliament. (2018, June 12). Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum Session 5 (2018) SP Bill 34-FM. Retrieved from
http://www.parliament.scot/Vulnerable%20Witnesses%20(Criminal%20Evidence)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill34FMS052018.pdf
United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. (2016, July 12). Concluding Observations on the Fifth Periodic Report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Retrieved from
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