ABSTRACT
The overriding objective implicit in the introduction of the video recording of child witness evidence must be concerned with the achievement of justice for children. Consequently, a review of the use of video recording must attempt to determine if it has increased the chances that children will receive justice through the courts. This simple question masks the complex debate which has surrounded the experience of the use of video recordings in the investigation and prosecution of allegations of abuse against children. Furthermore, the extent to which children have benefited from the changes to the law extends far beyond the consideration of the role of the Memorandum of Good Practice on Video Recorded Interviews with Child Witnesses for Criminal Proceedings (Home Office, 1992).
