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Ministry of justice pilots and police video evidence scheme

The Ministry of Justice is piloting a scheme to enable police officers to give evidence in court through video link, to reduce time spent away from the station.

If the scheme is deemed successful, it will be introduced on a national basis. The pilot will need to deal with how exhibits such as police notebooks will be dealt with as these need to be inspected by those present in the courtroom.

A similar type of pilot scheme was tested in 2009 when the Ministry of Defence concluded that the costs involved in hearing defendants' initial evidence via video link from the police station were greater than any potential savings.

However, the Ministry of Defence is committed to the scheme and the potential cost savings that could be made by police officers always showing up when needed to give evidence or not needlessly appearing when they are not required.