Criminal Evidence Act, 1992
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Abolition of requirement of corroboration for unsworn evidence of child, etc. |
28.—(1) The requirement in section 30 of the Children Act, 1908, of corroboration of unsworn evidence of a child given under that section is hereby abolished. | |
(2) (a) Any requirement that at a trial on indictment the jury be given a warning by the judge about convicting the accused on the uncorroborated evidence of a child is also hereby abolished in relation to cases where such a warning is required by reason only that the evidence is the evidence of a child and it shall be for the judge to decide, in his discretion, having regard to all the evidence given, whether the jury should be given the warning. | ||
(b) If a judge decides, in his discretion, to give such a warning as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to use any particular form of words to do so. | ||
(3) Unsworn evidence received by virtue of section 27 may corroborate evidence (sworn or unsworn) given by any other person. |