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Digital copy of Exhibit JE36: Memorandum from John Edmonds, Principal Legal Adviser to William Bailhache, Attorney General concerning corroboration of the evidence of child witnesses. [Some details redacted].

Used as evidence in relation to John Edmonds's Witness Statement to the Inquiry dated 19 January 2016 [ZC/D/AW4/B2/18/WS000698].

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Reference	ZC/D/AW4/A5/20/WD009000/36
Date	14 July 2008
Scope and Content	Refers to having researched the position in relation to child witnesses and the requirement for a corroboration warning in criminal proceedings. Sets out details of issues relating to question of whether to remove the requirement for a corroboration warning to be given to the jury in cases involving sexual offences, the evidence of children and the evidence of accomplices. Refers to existing legislation and precedent cases in the United Kingdom and in Jersey, including the case involving [Harry George] Hayman.
Names	Bailhache, William Baker, Stephen Diplock, Lord William Edmonds, John Gilbert Family Hayman, Harry George Hester Family Attorney General House of Lords Law Officers' Department Privy Council States of Jersey
Keywords	advice \| Attorneys General \| child abuse \| Children \| Correspondence \| corroboration \| courts \| evidence \| exhibits \| IJCI \| juries \| laws \| legal advice \| legislation \| memoranda \| perjury \| prosecutions \| rape \| sexual abuse \| sexual offences \| witnesses
Dimensions	1 pdf file
Language	English
Level of description	File
Access restrictions	Closed for preservation - please consult digital copy

Context:

ZC/D/AW Independent Jersey Care Inquiry

ZC/D/AW4 Independent Jersey Care Inquiry - Phase 2. Evidence relating to policing, investigations of abuse, and decisions on prosecution. Contains evidence from States of Jersey Police, the Honorary Police, politicians, civil servants, and the Law Officers’ Department. Includes Witness Statements given to the Inquiry and the States of Jersey Police, and supporting evidence in the form of Witness Documents.

ZC/D/AW4/A Phase 2 - Witness Documents. Evidence relating to policing, investigations of abuse, and decisions on prosecution. Contains evidence from States of Jersey Police, the Honorary Police, politicians, civil servants, and the Law Officers’ Department.

ZC/D/AW4/A5 Witness Documents - Witnesses Giving Evidence in Public. Supporting evidence relating to the experiences of those involved in policing, investigations of abuse, and decisions on prosecution designated as Witnesses Giving Evidence in Public as part of Phase 2.

ZC/D/AW4/A5/20 Evidence about John Edmonds, a Witness Giving Evidence In Public during Phase 2, in the form of Witness Documents.

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Digital copy of Exhibit JE36: Memorandum from John Edmonds, Principal Legal Adviser to William Bailhache, Attorney General concerning corroboration of the evidence of child witnesses. [Some details redacted].

Used as evidence in relation to John Edmonds's Witness Statement to the Inquiry dated 19 January 2016 [ZC/D/AW4/B2/18/WS000698].

ZC/D/AW4/A5/20/WD009000/36

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