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10A—(1) This Article applies where in criminal proceedings relating to a sexual offence (or to a sexual offence and other offences) the complainant in respect of that offence is a witness in the proceedings.
(2) This Article does not apply if the place of trial is a magistrates' court.
(3) This Article does not apply if the complainant is an eligible witness by reason of Article 4(1)(a) (whether or not the complainant is an eligible witness by reason of any other provision of Article 4 or 5).
(4) If a party to the proceedings makes an application under Article 7(1)(a) for a special measures direction in relation to the complainant, the party may request that the direction provide for any relevant recording to be admitted under Article 15 (video recorded evidence in chief).
(5) Paragraph (6) applies if—
(a)a party to the proceedings makes a request under paragraph (4) with respect to the complainant; and
(b)the court determines for the purposes of Article 7(2) that the complainant is eligible for assistance by virtue of Article 4(1)(b) or 5.
(6) The court must—
(a)first have regard to paragraphs (7) to (9); and
(b)then have regard to Article 7(2);
and for the purposes of Article 7(2), as it then applies to the complainant, any special measure required to be applied in relation to the complainant by virtue of this Article is to be treated as if it were a measure determined by the court, pursuant to Article 7(2)(a) and (b)(i), to be one that (whether on its own or with any other special measures) would be likely to maximise, so far as practicable, the quality of the complainant's evidence.
(7) The court must give a special measures direction in relation to the complainant that provides for any relevant recording to be admitted under Article 15.
(8) The requirement in paragraph (7) has effect subject to Article 15(2).
(9) The requirement in paragraph (7) does not apply to the extent that the court is satisfied that compliance with it would not be likely to maximise the quality of the complainant's evidence so far as practicable (whether because the application to that evidence of one or more other special measures available in relation to the complainant would have that result or for any other reason).
(10) In this Article “relevant recording”, in relation to a complainant, is a video recording of an interview of the complainant made with a view to its admission as the evidence in chief of the complainant.]
F1Art. 10A inserted (1.1.2012) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 24), ss. 9, 111(3) (with s. 106(4), Sch. 6 para. 2); S.R. 2011/370, art. 3(a)
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