Identity area
Reference code
LD/3/3/15/4
Title
Bearing Good Witness: Proposals for Reforming the Delivery of Medical Expert Evidence in Family Law Cases
Date(s)
- 24 Jul 2007 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 item, paper.
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This report was a consultation paper aimed at healthcare professionals and commissioned in response to high profile cases calling into question the quality of expert medical witnesses. It identified key problems within the existing system and made proposals for reform. These aimed to provide a well organised system ensuring a supply of suitably trained and governed expert witnesses.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open.