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| Published date | 01 January 2009 |
| Date | 01 January 2009 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1350/ijep.2009.13.1.313 |
| Subject Matter | Noticeboard |
NOTICEBOARD
NOTICEBOARD
NOTICEBOARD
Law reform
Legal advice for detained suspects: United Kingdom
According to a report written by Lee Bridges and Ed Cape for the Centre for Crime
and Justice Studies at King’s College London, the universal right of suspects to
consult with a solicitor of their choice has been undermined by the introduction
in 2008 of two related schemes for the delivery of legal advice to those in police
custody, Criminal Defence Service Direct and the Defence Solicitor Call Centre.
The authors suggest that the schemes are of questionable legality and may
contravene the European Convention on Human Rights.
CDS Direct: Flying in the Face of the Evidence (Centre for Crime and Justice Studies,
King’s College London, October 2008) available at <http://www.crimeandjustice.
org.uk/opus876/CDSDirect.pdf>
Police detention and questioning—United Kingdom
Home Office, Government Proposals in Response to the Review of the Police and Crim-
inal Evidence Act 1984 (August 2008) available at <http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/
documents/cons-2008-pace-review?view=Binary>
Attitudes to criminal justice—United Kingdom
Ministry of Justice (Steven Van de Walle and John W. Raine), Explaining Attitudes
towards the Criminal Justice System in the UK and Europe (9/08, June 2008) available at
<http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/explaining-attitudes-towards-justice-in-ukandeu
rope-full-report.pdf>
Criminal appeals—United Kingdom
Scottish Law Commission, Report on Crown Appeals Scot Law Com No. 212 (July 2008)
available at <http://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/downloads/reps/rep212.pdf>
doi:1350/ijep.2009.13.1.313
THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE & PROOF (2009) 13 E&P 79–81 79
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