Criminal Disclosure

Question 0

What does information mean?

Answer 0

Information means and restored information in whatever form it contained.

Question 1

What is disclosure

Answer 1

It is the information that the prosecution have to disclose unless there is good reason not to.

Question 2

What is the golden rule for disclosure?

Answer 2

Disclose everything that is relevant

Question 3

What section of the Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 states that the police do not have to obtain information that is not in their case?

Answer 3

Section 15

Question 4

What does section 16 of the Criminal Disclosure Act state?

Answer 4

Reasons for withholding information

• disclosure of the information is likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law
• information is likely to endanger the safety of any person
• the information is a matter of correspondence between the o/c and the prosecutor
• the information is has addresses if the victims…. Pp

Question 5

What are the four types of disclosure?

Answer 5

Initial disclosure
Further initial disclosure
Full disclosure
Additional disclosure

Question 6

When is initial disclosure made?

Answer 6

On the commencement of proceedings.

Question 7

Regarding additional disclosure what is information can be excluded

Answer 7

The information is not relevant
The information is withheld under section 5,16,17,18
Or the request appears to be frivolous

Question 8

What must the defence disclose to the prosecution?

Answer 8

Alibi with in 10 working days of a not guilty plea