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Identification Parades: Video Recordings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the extent to which (a) victims and (b) witnesses of crime participating in a video identification parade are able to pre-identify suspects through social media.

Asked by

Esther McVey (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 July 2011

For answer on

13 July 2011

Answered on

20 July 2011

I have been asked to reply.While no specific assessment of the extent of such pre-identification has been conducted, video identification procedures, like all other identification procedures, are conducted by the police in accordance with the requirements of Code of Practice D issued in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE). In addition, the police service has a dedicated group specialising in video identification, which works with the CPS and others, including the Home Office, to identify any issues which might require changes to Code of Practice D.We are satisfied that the provisions of Code of Practice D balance properly the need for the police to secure admissible identification evidence with the need for safeguards for suspects. In particular, paragraph 3.29 requires that"““Each eye-witness involved in the procedure (whether they are a witness or victim) shall be asked, after they have taken part, whether they have seen any film, photograph or image relating to the offence or any description of the suspect which has been broadcast or published in any national or local media or on any social networking site and, if they have, they should be asked to give details of the circumstances, such as the date and place as relevant. Their replies shall be recorded.””"The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is then responsible for considering the evidential implications of any such prior identification when deciding whether the suspect should be charged and for disclosing relevant information to the defence in the event of subsequent proceedings.

Date

20 July 2011

Reference

66099; 531 c1111-2W

House

House of Commons

Victim Treatment

I thank my hon. and learned Friend for that reply. He will know that the question was prompted by the experience of a friend of mine whose nephew was assaulted in a street in Slough. The case took more than a year to come to court and the prosecution eventually failed in part because of a lack of confirmatory identification evidence. That showed me how devastating it is for the families of the victims of violent crime not to know what is going on. Can my hon. and learned Friend assure me that the prosecutors’ pledge will include better information for victims and their families while a case is being pursued and that lessons, such as that about identity parades, are learned and promulgated as a result?

Asked by

Fiona Mactaggart (Labour)

Answering body

Solicitor General

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

15 March 2007

Reference

458 c435-6

House

House of Commons

Crime: Rape

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will review the extent to which the code of practice governing the conduct of identity parades is adhered to, in the light of the investigation of the case of Warren Blackwell and allegations of rape made against him; and

Asked by

Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 November 2006

Reference

133; 687 c13WA

House

House of Lords

Crime: Rape

Whether they will review the extent to which the evidence gathered during the conduct of identity parades is admissible as reliable evidence at trial, in the light of evidence gathered in the case of Warren Blackwell.

Asked by

Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 November 2006

Reference

134; 687 c13WA

House

House of Lords

Identification Parades

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in how many cases an identification parade has been the evidence on which a prosecution has been taken to court in each of the last three years.

Asked by

Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 October 2005

Reference

19466; 438 c96-7W;438 c96-7W

House

House of Commons

Identification Parades

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many identification parades have taken place in each Police Service of Northern Ireland district command in Northern Ireland in the last three years.

Asked by

Peter Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 October 2005

Reference

19465; 438 c95-6W;438 c95-6W

House

House of Commons

Video Identification

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the use of video identification in place of identity parades in Northern Ireland.

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 June 2005

Reference

4087; 435 c870W;435 c874W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the impact of the VIPER system for identity parades on police efficiency. (Failed OPQ) - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Allan of Hallam

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 November 2004

Reference

426 c1085W;426 c1089W; 197752

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the implementation of video identity parades. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Nick Gibb (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 March 2003

For answer on

2 April 2003

Answered on

2 April 2003

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the implementation of video identity parades. [105824] Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The National Video Identification System (NVIS), a system using video images of suspects and look-alike volunteers to crate identification parades, is in the process of being implemented. Video Identification Parade Electronic Recording (VIPER) is a system developed and operated, on a non- profit basis, by west Yorkshire police. The Home Office subsequently funded the development of a new VIPER Bureau in west Yorkshire. The Home Office subsequently funded the development of a new VIPER to sites in each of the ten street crime forces and the British transport police. A total of 17,000 compilations have been completed since the system was introduced in April 2002. Plans are in place, subject to appropriate funding, to roll out VIPER to all forces by the end of March 2004. A national standard for video identification has been drawn up to ensure the NVIS--VIPER and other suitable commercial systems are capable of passing images to the national database. The NVIS aims to increase the number of parades held and the number of positive identifications made. Video identification has shown marked benefits in the street crime forces and there are numerous examples of this process playing a significant role in bringing perpetrators for serious forces to justice within timescales previously unthinkable. For example, while 51 per cent. of live ID parades may be cancelled before witnesses can eve attend, with video ID that cancellation rate can be as low as 5 per cent.

Date

2 April 2003

Reference

105824; 402 c758W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will issue a general guidance to chief constables that citizens who help the police and the prosecuting authorities by attending identity parades as witnesses should be entitled, without a supervising discretion, to their reasonable expenses and loss of...

Asked by

John M Taylor (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 November 2002

Reference

77100; 392 c800W;392 c831W

House

House of Commons

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Code of Practice) (Temporary Modifications to Code D) Order 2002

SI 2002/615 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 April 2002

Department

Home Office

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

11 March 2002

Reference

SI 2002/615

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Home Office

Supplementary on accused persons changing their appearance prior to an identity parade and the timing of trials.

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

10 April 2000

Reference

348 c12

House

House of Commons

Home Office

Answered by

Charles Clarke (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

10 April 2000

Reference

348 c12

House

House of Commons

Home Office

Answered by

Charles Clarke (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

10 April 2000

Reference

348 c12

House

House of Commons

Home Office

1st supplementary on same.

Asked by

Ann Cryer (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

10 April 2000

Reference

348 c12

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What plans he has to stop accused persons from changing their appearance prior to an identity parade.

Asked by

Ann Cryer (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

10 April 2000

Reference

348 c12; 116790

House

House of Commons

Home Office

Answered by

Charles Clarke (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

10 April 2000

Reference

348 c12

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the total cost of identity parades in each year since 1993-94; and if he will make a statement. - Includes fact information not collected centrally.

Asked by

Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 1998

Reference

63611; 322 c467W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will comment on the provision of two-way mirror identity parade facilities at police stations. - Inc ref to Code of Practice for the Identification of Persons by Police Officers.

Asked by

Bob Blizzard (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 1998

Reference

59408; 319 c382W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

What proposals he has for the use of police dogs to aid in the identification of suspects on parades and if he will commission research into the use of dogs in other countries for the purposes of identifying criminals at identification parades.

Asked by

Lord Carlile of Berriew (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 May 1994

Reference

244 c251W

House

House of Commons

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House

Session

Year

Department

Member

Primary member

Answering member

Legislative stage

Legislation

Subject

Publisher

DCU	2002	2003	2004	2005to date
North Belfast	34	25	55	106
East Belfast	19	18	35	17
West Belfast	41	37	46	26
South Belfast	79	54	64	79
Castlereagh	11	4	13	12
Newtownabbey	11	30	25	51
Carrickfergus	6	1	2	2
Larne	2	2	7	1
Antrim	6	13	8	18
Ballymena	8	20	11	23
Moyle	1	4	4	0
Ballymoney	1	0	3	2
Coleraine	18	15	8	21
Limavady	6	4	5	7
Magherafelt	1	14	7	1
Foyle	27	20	17	19
Strabane	4	10	6	2
Cookstown	5	8	16	8
Omagh	25	6	12	8
Dungannon and South Tyrone	15	1	9	12
Fermanagh	11	19	17	6
Armagh	9	4	2	2
Craigavon	4	11	13	21
Newry and Mourne	8	14	8	5
Banbridge	5	5	11	7
Down	20	16	51	7
Lisburn	29	35	67	58
Ards	12	21	15	4
North Down	7	13	21	9