Law, Evidence, Procedure and Best Practice
A practical course equipping you with knowledge of the law, evidence, and procedures for day-to-day roles in conducting investigations.
Course details
The way evidence is gathered has a major impact on successful regulatory control, enforcement and/or prosecution.
In partnership with Bond Solon, this practical, structured course equips those who have regulatory, enforcement and/or prosecution responsibilities with essential knowledge of the law, evidence, and procedure for their day-to-day roles in conducting investigations.
You’ll learn how to gather evidence to best practice standards, so that it’s relevant, admissible and credible.
This course can count towards the eight-day nationally recognised qualification – the Advanced Professional Certificate in Investigative Practice – or towards the two-day Advanced Award in Law, Evidence, and Procedure & Best Practice.
What will I learn?
- Understanding relevant legislation
- The Human Rights Act and related laws
- Explaining and applying the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) and the Codes
- Recognising and obtaining different types of evidence: oral, documentary, real and hearsay
- How to collect evidence and maintain continuity of exhibits
- Distinguishing between facts, assumptions, and opinions
- Analysis and evaluation of evidence (case analysis)
- Best practice in record-keeping, note-taking, and handling disclosure
Course format
Duration: Two days
Format: Virtual classroom