Part III Other Provisions about Evidence in Criminal Proceedings

34 Abolition of requirement of corroboration for unsworn evidence of children.

F1(1)

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(2)

Any requirement whereby at a trial on indictment it is obligatory for the court to give the jury a warning about convicting the accused on the uncorroborated evidence of a child is abrogated F2. . ..

(3)

Unsworn evidence admitted by virtue of F3 section 56 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 may corroborate evidence (sworn or unsworn) given by any other person.