West Midlands Police trial video-link remand hearings

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West Midlands Police trial video-link remand hearings

West Midlands Police are trialing virtual remand hearings between one of their custody blocks and Birmingham Magistrates Court.

Date - 23rd June 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

The force has established a direct and secure video-link between an interview room at Perry Barr custody block to the court. During the first two weeks of the June pilot the force staged 37 video remand hearings with offences ranging from assaults...

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