![]() This has been addressed with a revised leaflet produced for national roll-out. However, some witnesses said that it did not answer all their questions. ![]() ‘I would have found it particularly helpful the first time’. ‘It was helpful even though I’ve done this sort of thing before’ ![]() ‘It’s a very good idea to give out such information and in particular the contact details of the person handling the case.’ ‘I think it encourages more participation’ Of these, 74% felt the leaflet had been helpful and 77% said that the booklet included all the information they wanted. The evaluation showed that 75% of witnesses had read or looked briefly at the leaflet. The evaluation report indicated that feedback from witnesses was generally positive. O the most effective ways of distributing it.Ĥ. O what police officers thought about the leaflet and O whether witnesses found the leaflet useful Police officers in these two areas were asked to give the leaflet to witnesses after they had taken a statement. The leaflet was piloted by the Metropolitan Police in two London Boroughs for a four-week period over the summer. The leaflet has been produced in response to these findings.ģ. At the same time the Inter-Agency Working Group on Witnesses, which reported in May 2003, expressed its concern about the lack of information material for witnesses. COI’s report indicated that there was a gap, in that witnesses received little or no information between the time their statement was taken and the point at which they received a witness warning letter. Last year the Home Office commissioned research by Central Office of Information (COI) Communications into the information requirements of witnesses.This leaflet has been developed to support witnesses at the point they make a statement, or as soon afterwards as practicable. This circular encloses a copy of the new leaflet ‘Giving a witness statement to the police - what happens next?’.The Chief Crown Prosecutor ,The Clerk to the Crown Court ,The Clerk to the Justices ,The Justices’ Chief Executive of the Magistrates’ Court Committee ,The Justices’ Clerks’ Society ,The Law Society,The Magistrates’ Association ,Chief Executive,Victim SupportĬhief Officers of Police (England and Wales) Home Office circular 064 / 2003 The new leaflet ‘Giving a witness statement to the police - what happens next?’ĬRIMINAL JUSTICE GROUP Justice and Witnesses Unit
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