11th Report - Disclosure of evidence in criminal cases
- HC No.
- HC 859
- Published
- 20 Jul 2018
- Items
- 0
- Response
- Response document linked Read government response ↗
Select Committee · Justice Committee
Disclosure of evidence in criminal cases inquiry
Status: Closed
Opened: 21 Feb 2018
Closed: 31 Dec 2018
1 report
Inquiry scope
In this report we consider the disclosure of unused material in criminal cases. The Crown Prosecution Service have the duty to disclose relevant material collected by the police in the course of an investigation to the defence. This process is part of ensuring a fair trial. Problems with disclosure came into sharp focus following the high-profile collapse of a number cases between December 2017 and spring 2018. In early December 2017 the Government had announced that the then Attorney General would conduct a review of disclosure. The Attorney General has since changed, but we expect that this review will conclude. The Crown Prosecution Service, National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing also published a “National Disclosure Improvement Plan” in January this year. Government response published Government Response to the Justice Select Committee’s Eleventh Report of Session 2017-19: Disclosure of Evidence in Criminal CasesReports
Oral evidence sessions
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Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2019 | — | A response to the Committee’s Report on Disclosure from the NPCC and CPS, dated October 2018 |