Technology to Allow Pre-Recorded Witness Testimony Rolled out in English Courts

But victims' commissioner who welcomed it has now resigned

FW Pomeroy's statue of Justice stands atop the Central Criminal Court building, Old Bailey, London, on Jan. 8, 2019. PA Media

The rollout of technology that allows witnesses and rape complainants to have their evidence pre-recorded, rather than giving it live in court, has been completed in England and Wales.

The Ministry of Justice said the final 20 Crown Courts in London, Essex, Buckinghamshire, and Cambridgeshire had adopted the technology, marking the end of a national rollout.