Pre-trail disclosure
- Created by: Victoria
- Created on: 21-12-15 17:26
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- Pre-trial disclosure
- Article 6 - right to a fair trail
- Legislation and codes of practice
- the criminal procedure and investigations act 1996 (CPIA)
- codes of practice issued under part II of the CPIA
- Codes of practice
- the way in which police officers are to RECORD, RETAIN and reveal to the prosecutor material obtained in a criminal investigation which may be relevant to the investigation
- Persons other than police officers who are charged with conducting investigations as defined in the act should have regard to the codes and take them into account
- Criminal investigation
- An investigation is an investigation conducted by the police
- wherther a person should be charged with an offcence
- charged with an offence is guikty of that offence
- Material
- relevance of material
- if the offence is under investigation
- any person being investigated
- the surrounding circumstances of the cases
- relevance of material
- Role and responsibility
- The investigator- any police officer involved in conduct of the investigation
- The officer in charge- responsibile for directing the investigation and that proper procedures are in place
- The disclosure officer- responsibile for all the material retained
- the prosecutor- undertaking conduct of criminal proceedings on behalf of the crown
- Used and unused material
- material obtained will be value to the prosecution this will be known as used evidence
- material that has no value will be disclosed as unused material
- Codes of practice
- the way in which police officers are to RECORD, RETAIN and reveal to the prosecutor material obtained in a criminal investigation which may be relevant to the investigation
- Persons other than police officers who are charged with conducting investigations as defined in the act should have regard to the codes and take them into account
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