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EVENT:      Investigators PACE course (Home Counties)
DATE: 29/03/2010 09:30
(Ends: 29/03/2010 16:15)
CONTACT:Tony Ireland / Lesley Cameron
l.cameron@stalbans.gov.uk; tony.ireland@luton.gov.uk

LOCATION:St Albans Council Chamber, St Albans District Council, St Albans, AL1 9SB
DESCRIPTION:
This is a one day course covering PACE procedures, including:
  • What is PACE and who it affects.
  • How to record details in a Pocket Notebook.
  • What is Evidence.
  • Admissibility of Evidence.
  • What is Hearsay, Opinion, Expert, Real & Documentary Evidence.
  • What are exhibits. And how to introduce exhibits.
  • The “Chain of Evidence”.
  • How to write a witness statement.
  • How to take a witness statement.
  • When to caution.
  • How to take a written statement after Caution.
  • How to conduct a contemporaneous notes interview. PACE Interview rules and procedures.
  • The Points to prove.
  • Types of Defence/ Due Diligence/ Mitigating Circumstances.
  • How to plan a PACE interview.
  • How to conduct a Taped interview in accordance with PACE.
  • The roles of all parties in a PACE Taped interview.
  • What to do in a “No Comment” Interview.
  • When to cease an interview.
  • What should be said at the end of the interview.
  • What to do with the PACE tapes.



    • AGENDA:The Programme:

  • 10.00am - First Presentation - PACE Overview and Witness Statements Notebook Procedure
  • 11.00am - Coffee
  • 11.30 am - Review of Witness Statements. Second presentation investigating an offence and points to prove. Interviewing planning.
  • 12.30pm – Lunch
  • 1.15pm - Taped Vs Contemporaneous Notes. “Interviews by post”. Role of all parties during interview. Interview tips and techniques
  • 2.00pm - Actual Interviews
  • 2.45pm – Coffee
  • 3.30pm - Actual interviews. Feedback followed by questions and close
  • 4.15pm - Close
    • FEES:
    		Institute Members - £50.00 + VAT
    Non Members - £95.00 + VAT



    LINKS:Venue Directions:
    http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/sitetoo...tact-us.aspx

    CORRESPONDENCE: All enquiries should be directed to Tony / Lesley (contact email shown above)
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