Victims’ minister accused of ‘factual inaccuracies’ over use of video evidence in UK trials

Top justice expert criticises use of MoJ study to back up claims by Alex Davies-Jones that there is no impact on conviction rates when video evidence is used

The victims' minister has been accused of using factual inaccuracies" about the effectiveness of video evidence in criminal trials by one of the UK's leading justice experts.

Vulnerable witnesses, such as children and rape victims, have been allowed to record video evidence rather than be cross-examined in person during crown court trials since a pilot in 2013, and across England and Wales since 2022.