HC Deb 22 May 1980 vol 985 c311W
Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement about the progress of the scheme for tape recording police interrogations in Scotland announced earlier this year.

Mr. Rifkind

The experiment in the tape recording of police interrogations at Falkirk and Dundee police stations commenced on 1 May and is progressing satisfactorily. Tentative results are not expected until after the scheme has been in operation for some six months, and some further period of evaluation is likely to be required thereafter before firm conclusions can be drawn about the success or otherwise of the scheme.