Due to the difference in guidelines between the SRA and the Bar Standards Board, CPD points are awarded differently for Solicitors, Barristers and Legal Executives:
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority / ILEX:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain ½ an accredited CPD point (30 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
This podcast aims to educate about how to approach interviewing a child in these difficult circumstances. It demonstrates techniques that should be praised as well as techniques that should be criticised, and allows consideration of this both in terms of family and criminal proceedings.
In this podcast, Brenda Robinson discusses the findings of her research into 140 interviews with children about alleged sexual abuse. She analyses whether the "Achieving Best Evidence" guidelines are being put into practice, and how they could be improved.
Podcast Added: 27/10/2008