§ 38. Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Solicitor-General what steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to identify cases of witness intimidation. [56383]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralThe police have the primary responsibility to identify that a case involves an intimidated witness.
The Crown Prosecution Service will, as part of its case review, be alert to the possibility that the case may involve an intimidated or vulnerable witness and will take the appropriate action to protect witnesses, which could include an application for the remand of the defendant in custody or for special measures to protect an intimidated witness such as the video evidence screens or clearing the public gallery.