A prosecution stands or falls on the integrity, continuity, and presentation of its core evidence. In this practical, 60-minute operational webinar, policing practitioners will examine how to manage physical and digital exhibits seamlessly, draft accurate MG11 statements that prove key elements, and maintain unbroken evidential continuity from scene seizure through to CPS submission and trial.
Why Join the Course
- Built for Operational Reality: Designed around busy policing workloads—gain practical exhibit-tracking checklists, MG11 structuring habits, and digital evidence tips in just one hour.
- Master Exhibit Continuity & Packaging: Learn how to record, label, store, and transfer physical and digital exhibits without gaps in the chain of custody that invite defence challenges.
- Elevate MG11 Statement Quality: Structure witness and officer statements clearly to prove points to prove, introduce exhibits seamlessly, and capture accurate ADVOKATE identification factors.
- Aligned with National Standards: Reinforces Director’s Guidance on Charging (DG6), National File Standards, CPIA disclosure rules, and PACE powers of seizure and retention.
Why It Matters
Broken chains of continuity, mislabelled exhibits, unplayable digital media, and vague MG11 statements remain primary causes of CPS action plans, excluded evidence, and collapsed trials. Even the strongest physical or digital evidence loses its impact if its provenance and handling cannot be proven beyond doubt in court.
Getting evidence management, statements, and exhibits right from the outset eliminates avoidable rework, accelerates charging decisions, and ensures your case file withstands rigorous defence scrutiny.
Who Should Attend
This webinar is tailored specifically for serving police officers, police staff, and investigative practitioners, including:
- Response and Neighbourhood Policing officers seizing exhibits, taking MG11 statements, and building remand or bail files
- Trainee detectives, PIP Level 1 and PIP Level 2 investigators, and CID officers
- Police staff investigators, Case Builders, Property Officers, and Criminal Justice Unit (CJU) staff
- Public Protection Unit (PPU), Volume Crime, and Roads Policing officers
- Sergeants and supervisory officers conducting gatekeeping and evidential file reviews
Learning Objectives
By the end of this 60-minute session, attendees will be able to:
- Maintain Unbroken Exhibit Continuity: Accurately log, seal, label, and track physical and digital exhibits from point of seizure to court, preventing chain-of-custody challenges.
- Draft Court-Ready MG11 Statements: Write clear, chronological witness and officer statements that prove statutory offence elements, incorporate ADVOKATE factors, and introduce exhibits properly.
- Manage Digital & Multimedia Evidence: Handle CCTV, Body-Worn Video (BWV), and mobile device downloads in playable, disclosable formats that comply with DG6 and GDPR redaction rules.
- Prevent Common Case File & CPS Delays: Spot and resolve frequent statement, exhibit, and scheduling errors during file assembly to reduce CPS bounce-backs and support swift prosecutions.
