Vulnerable Witnesses Act - section 9: report
This report meets obligations on Scottish Ministers by the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2019 to publish a report evaluating the effectiveness of the Act at supporting witnesses to participate in the criminal justice system and to set out next steps for implementation.
Tables and figures
List of Figures
Figure 1: EBC applications by witness type 2017 (%) - Page 15
Figure 2: Reasons why applications for taking evidence by commissioner did not progress to a procedural hearing 2017 (%) - Page 16
Figure 3: Number of recordings played at trial 2017 (%) - Page 16
Figure 4: Applications for EBC hearings approved/progressed during review period (%) - Page 27
Figure 5: Reasons for EBC applications not progressed during review period (%) - Page 28
Figure 6: Relevant witnesses who had an application granted and who have given their evidence by commissioner as of 5 December 2023 (%) - Page 28
Figure 7: Proportion of Relevant Witnesses whose evidence has been used at a trial diet as at 5 December 2023 (%) - Page 30
Figure 8: EBC hearing applications by witness type during Three-Month Evaluation (%) - Page 32
Figure 9: Reasons why EBC hearing adjourned on the day during Three-Month Evaluation (%) - Page 32
List of Tables
Table 1: Number of applications for EBC hearings per month by witness type 2017 - 2018 - Page 17
Table 2: Reasons why evidence has not been taken at an EBC hearing as at 6 December 2023 - Page 29
Table 3: Reasons why evidence taken by commission has not been played at trial as at 6 December 2023 - Page 30-31
Contact
Email: prerecordedevidence@gov.scot
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