On Wednesday 17 September, the House of Lords
Public Services Committee will continue its brief inquiry into
police transcription by hearing from representatives from the
legal profession and then, in a separate panel, representatives
from the Police. The sessions will explore the use and potential
issues with police-created transcripts.
The session will start at 11:00am and can be watched live
or on demand at Parliament
TV or attend in person in Committee Room 2, Palace
of Westminster.
Giving evidence will be:
11:00am
-
Harpreet Sandhu KC, The Bar Council;
-
Simon Skinner KC, Criminal Bar Association;
and
-
Fiona Rutherford, Chief Executive Officer,
Justice.
12.00pm
-
Superintendent Mark Kenny, Greater Manchester
Police;
-
Detective Inspector Rich Kempshall,
Metropolitan Police; and
-
Detective Sergeant Ben Stephenson,
Metropolitan Police.
Questions will include:
- How are police transcripts used in court, and how important
are they to the delivery of justice?
- What risk if any does the current approach to transcription
& use of transcripts present to the delivery of justice?
- What opportunities or challenges does technology represent in
the use of recordings or transcripts in court?
- How are police transcripts of suspect interviews and forensic
audio used, and how important are they to the delivery of
justice?
- How do you ensure transcripts are produced to an appropriate
quality? Who is responsible for the quality of transcripts?
- What recommendations should this Committee make to the
Government?
