SCOTLAND'S most senior policemen claim that the age-old system of corroboration, where key evidence presented for criminal trial should be backed by two sources, no longer serves justice well.
SCOTLAND'S most senior policemen claim that the age-old system of corroboration, where key evidence presented for criminal trial should be backed by two sources, no longer serves justice well.
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ALISON CAMPSIE
The Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland (ACPOS) said scientific advances in investigation techniques had increased reliability of evidence with the quality of information more important than the quantity.
The comments are in response to the Carloway Review, which recommends the "archaic" rule of corroboration should be removed, and put police on a collision course with the legal establishment – from High Court judges to solicitors – who condemned the move.
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