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New Clause 26

Volume 177: debated on Wednesday 17 October 1990

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Identification Of Accused By Child

'. Where a court has, or is deemed to have, granted an application made under section ( Evidence of children through television link in criminal proceedings) of this Act in relation to a child cited to give evidence in a trial, and the child gives evidence that he recalls having identified, prior to the trial, a person alleged to have committed an offence, the evidence of a third party as to the identification of that person by the child prior to the trial shall be admissible as evidence as to such identification.'.— [Lord James Douglas-Hamilton.]

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.