LAW SOCIETY SEEKS VIEWS ON DISCLOSURE FAILURES & UK NATIONAL DISCLOSURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN

LAW SOCIETY SEEKS VIEWS ON DISCLOSURE FAILURES

On 24th February, the Law Society Gazette reported that the Law Society wants to hear from solicitors in the UK about disclosure failures that have or could have led to miscarriages of justice, as the Commons justice select committee begins its inquiry into the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases.  It also mentions that, in January, the CPS, National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing published a 9-page national disclosure improvement plan, which said in a foreword to the report that disclosure issues are ‘systemic and deep-rooted’.

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/society-seeks-views-on-disclosure-failures/5064982.article

UK NATIONAL DISCLOSURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN

https://www.cps.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/National-Disclosure-Improvement-Plan-January-2018.pdf

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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