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110Live television linksS
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(1)After section 288G of the 1995 Act there is inserted—

Use of live television linkS
288HParticipation through live television link

(1)Where the court so determines at any time before or at a specified hearing, a detained person is to participate in the hearing by means of a live television link.

(2)The court—

(a)must give the parties in the case an opportunity to make representations before making a determination under subsection (1),

(b)may make such a determination only if it considers that to do so is not contrary to the interests of justice.

(3)The court may require a detained person to participate by means of a live television link in any proceedings at a specified hearing or otherwise in the case for the sole purpose of considering whether to make a determination under subsection (1) with respect to a specified hearing.

(4)Where a detained person participates in any specified hearing or other proceedings by means of a live television link—

(a)a place of detention is, for the purposes of the hearing or other proceedings, deemed to be part of the court-room, and

(b)accordingly, the hearing is or other proceedings are deemed to take place in the presence of the detained person.

(5)In this section—

  • court-room” includes chambers,

  • live television link” means live television link between a place of detention and the court-room in which any specified hearing is or other proceedings are to be held or (as the case may be) any specified hearing is or other proceedings are being held.

288IEvidence and personal appearance

(1)No evidence as to a charge on any complaint or indictment may be led or presented at a specified hearing in respect of which there is a determination under section 288H(1).

(2)The court—

(a)may, at any time before or at a specified hearing, revoke a determination under section 288H(1),

(b)must do so in relation to a detained person if it considers that it is in the interests of justice for the detained person to appear in person.

(3)The court may postpone a specified hearing to a later day if, on the day on which a specified hearing takes place or is due to take place—

(a)the court decides not to make a determination under section 288H(1) with respect to the hearing, or

(b)the court revokes such a determination under subsection (2).

288JEffect of postponement

(1)Except where a postponement under section 288I(3) is while section 21(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 applies to a detained person, the following do not count towards any time limit arising in the person's case if the postponement in the case is to the next day on which the court is sitting—

(a)that next day,

(b)any intervening Saturday, Sunday or court holiday.

(2)Even while section 21(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 applies to a detained person, that section does not prevent a postponement under section 288I(3) in the person's case.

(3)In section 288I and this section, “postpone” includes adjourn.

288KSpecified hearings

(1)The Lord Justice General may by directions specify types of hearing at the High Court, sheriff court and JP court in which a detained person may participate in accordance with section 288H(1).

(2)Directions under subsection (1) may specify types of hearing by reference to—

(a)the venues at which they take place,

(b)particular places of detention,

(c)categories of cases or proceedings to which they relate.

(3)Directions under subsection (1) may—

(a)vary or revoke earlier such directions,

(b)make different provision for different purposes.

(4)The validity of any proceedings is not affected by the participation of a detained person by means of a live television link in a hearing that is not a specified hearing.

(5)In this section, “hearing” includes any diet or hearing in criminal proceedings which may be held in the presence of an accused, a convicted person or an appellant in the proceedings.

288LDefined terms

For the purpose of sections 288H to 288K—

  • detained person” means person who is—

    (a)

    an accused, a convicted person or an appellant in the case to which a specified hearing relates, and

    (b)

    imprisoned or otherwise lawfully detained (whether or not in connection with an offence) at any place in Scotland,

  • place of detention” means place in which a detained person is imprisoned or detained,

  • specified hearing” means hearing of a type specified in directions having effect for the time being under section 288K..

(2)In addition—

(a)in section 117 (presence of appellant or applicant at hearing) of the 1995 Act—

(i)subsection (6) is repealed,

(ii)in subsection (7), for the word “(6)” there is substituted “ (5) ”,

(b)section 80 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 is repealed.

Commencement Information

I1S. 110(1)(2)(b) in force at 25.1.2018 by S.S.I. 2017/345, art. 3, sch. (with art. 10)

I2S. 110(2)(a) in force at 17.1.2017 by S.S.I. 2016/426, art. 2, sch.

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