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BCS urges review of law of reliability on computer evidence

Published on: 16 January 2024

Published by LNB News

LNB News 16/01/2024

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Issue Date: 16 January 2024

Published Date: 16 January 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England and Wales

Article summary

The British Computer Society (BCS) has urged a review of the law assuming reliability of computer evidence, following the Post Office scandal which over 700 of convictions of sub-postmasters based on computer evidence. BCS has called for an ‘end to the legal presumption that computer systems data are always correct, with no burden on the prosecution to prove it’.

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