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Child Protection: Shaken Baby Syndrome

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble and learned friend for what he has said. The change in disclosure for experts is intended to deal with all experts. The House may recall that one of the problems that arose in the Sally Clark case—indeed, the issue upon which the Court of Appeal overturned the conviction—was the failure by a Dr Williams, who gave evidence, to reveal that during the course of the autopsy of one of the children, he had discovered evidence which suggested that that child might have suffered from a particular disorder. That never came out in the trial, so it is very important that in these cases that sort of evidence is made available. We want to emphasise that. Whether or not the rules of disclosure are working properly is a broader question to do with the criminal justice system in general. Too often, the keys to the warehouse have been delivered to defendants instead of taking a much more focused approach to disclosure, looking at those things which the CPIA Act requires to be disclosed.