Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 is a key UK statute that reforms youth justice and modernises criminal evidence rules, particularly to protect and support vulnerable and young witnesses in criminal proceedings in England and Wales.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
aimsTo	improve the quality of evidence from vulnerable witnesses ⓘ increase participation of young people in the youth justice system ⓘ reduce trauma for child witnesses ⓘ
amends	Children and Young Persons Act 1933 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Justice Act 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	criminal proceedings in England and Wales ⓘ
citation	1999 c. 23 ⓘ
containsPart	Part I Youth Justice ⓘ Part II Criminal Evidence NERFINISHED ⓘ Part III Final Provisions ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
creates	special measures for witnesses ⓘ
defines	intimidated witness ⓘ vulnerable witness ⓘ
implementedBy	Criminal Procedure Rules in England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
limits	defendant in person cross-examination of child witnesses ⓘ defendant in person cross-examination of complainants in sexual offence cases ⓘ
parliament	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryPurpose	modernise criminal evidence rules ⓘ protect vulnerable witnesses ⓘ reform youth justice ⓘ support young witnesses ⓘ
providesFor	referral orders for young offenders ⓘ youth offender panels ⓘ
regulates	treatment of child witnesses ⓘ treatment of vulnerable adult witnesses ⓘ
relatedTo	Crime and Disorder Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ Criminal Justice Act 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ
royalAssentDate	1999-07-28 ⓘ
sectionIntroduces	aids to communication for witnesses ⓘ automatic reporting restrictions for child witnesses ⓘ live television link evidence for certain witnesses ⓘ restrictions on cross-examination by defendants in person ⓘ screens to shield witnesses from the accused ⓘ special measures directions for eligible witnesses ⓘ use of intermediaries for vulnerable witnesses ⓘ video-recorded evidence-in-chief for certain witnesses ⓘ
shortTitle	Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	in force with amendments ⓘ
subjectMatter	criminal evidence ⓘ vulnerable witnesses ⓘ witness protection ⓘ young witnesses ⓘ youth justice ⓘ
yearEnacted	1999 ⓘ

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Criminal justice system of England and Wales → governedBy → Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 ⓘ