Member

The services and support provided in England and Wales depend greatly on the individual case and the jurisdiction in which it is being prosecuted. This system does not lend itself to codification or the imposition of blanket duties on criminal justice agencies which they may just not be able to deliver. We have to be realistic. For example, we simply cannot require the police to provide case updates, which is right 6 under the code, or return evidence, which is right 10 under the code, in a case where no UK police force has any power of control.