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"The Home Office yesterday launched a review of how children give evidence in court proceedings, in order to ensure that child witnesses are able to give their best evidence and receive the support they need.
Measures to be examined for effectiveness include witnesses giving evidence by live link to the courtroom, and the video-recording of children's evidence in chief.
The review will seek the views of Criminal Justice partners, academics and voluntary organisations on how the special measures for child witnesses work in practice and whether any improvements can be made to help child witnesses.
However, the Government decided not to implement the final measure on video recorded cross-examination and re-examination because of the difficulties with the rules on disclosure. The review will seek views on alternatives to this measure as well as how the other measures work in practice and all other aspects of child evidence. "
