Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:aimsTo access to justice
fairness in trials
gptkbp:amends Youth Justice Act 1999
Criminal Evidence Act 1997
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Criminal_Justice_and_Courts_Act_2015
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established youth courts
gptkbp:focusesOn criminal evidence
youth justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
gptkbp:includesProvisionsFor evidence by live link
removal of wigs and gowns in youth courts
screening of witnesses
video recorded interviews
gptkbp:influences subsequent legislation
gptkbp:introduced youth offenders
vulnerable witnesses
gptkbp:isAttendedBy subsequent acts of parliament
gptkbp:isCitedIn legal cases
legal literature
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor civil rights organizations
opposition parties
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn academic research
policy papers
gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy research studies
impact assessments
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy international human rights standards
European_Union_law
gptkbp:isLocatedIn youth_justice_services
gptkbp:isPartOf youth justice system
criminal law reforms
youth rehabilitation programs
UK_legal_framework
gptkbp:isRelatedTo criminal justice system
youth crime
gptkbp:isReviewedBy government bodies
gptkbp:isSubjectTo judicial interpretation
gptkbp:isSupportedBy legal professionals
advocacy groups
gptkbp:promotes restorative justice practices
gptkbp:provides protection of vulnerable witnesses
special measures for witnesses
gptkbp:relatedTo Children Act 1989
Criminal Justice Act 2003
gptkbp:requires training for professionals
gptkbp:supports rehabilitation of young offenders
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1999