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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-02-07more like thismore than 2017-02-07
answering body
Attorney General remove filter
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Witnesses: Older People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to ensure that the CPS deal sensitively with elderly witnesses who are afraid of giving evidence in court. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 63426 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-02-15more like thismore than 2017-02-15
answer text <p>For elderly people who are vulnerable or intimidated, the CPS supports them as witnesses to give the best evidence that they can. The CPS does this by applying for special measures to, for example, allow them to give evidence by video link, or behind screens. The CPS can also apply for the use of an intermediary and/or communication aids to assist the witness.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS published a policy statement and guidance on prosecuting crimes against older people in 2009. The CPS has committed to updating both documents during 2017 to take into account the larger numbers of older people in society and changes to the nature of crime, such as on-line fraud targeting. The revised guidance and policy statement will address the support available to older victims of crime. The policy statement will be subject to a public consultation to ensure that the CPS considers the views of interested parties.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-02-15T16:31:36.597Zmore like thismore than 2017-02-15T16:31:36.597Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this