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Open Change the rule on admissibility of recorded evidence in domestic abuse cases

Created by Kirsty Sims
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We want the Government to create a presumption of admissibility for recordings submitted as evidence by victims to the police relating to domestic violence in order to help protect victims from further abuse.

As it stands, covert recordings are only admissible in court at the judge’s discretion even if they are recordings of the abuse either taking place or the abuser talking about the abuse they have caused. Victims often struggle to have sufficient evidence for the CPS to prosecute the abuser. If you record the abuse without the abuser knowing the evidence usually cannot be used in a court of law as you did not gain consent from the abuser to record them.

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