Pre-recorded evidence rolled out in courts in England and Wales

Technology's use in crown courts will spare victims trauma of testifying in live trial setting

The use of pre-recorded evidence of victims and witnesses to crimes has been introduced at crown courts in England and Wales.

The Ministry of Justice said that from Monday the technology would be available at a final 20 crown courts in Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, Essex, London and the south-east, marking the end of a national rollout.