Where a defendant made admissions of offences to a probation officer those admissions could be relied on by the prosecution. Although those situations would be unusual, the court could provide sufficient protection to the defendant to prevent unfairness.
ADMISSIBILITY ADMISSIONS MADE IN INTERVIEWS WITH PROBATION OFFICERS AGREED BASIS CONFESSIONS CONVICTION SAFE CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE GUILTY PLEAS INDECENT ASSAULTS INTERVIEWS JUDGE’S DISCRETION OFFENDERS PACE 1984 POLICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1984 s.78 POWERS OF CRIMINAL COURTS (SENTENCING) ACT 2000 PRE-SENTENCE REPORTS PROBATION OFFICERS PUBLIC POLICY RAPES S.78 POLICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1984 UNFAIRNESS