Report and Recommendations - Scottish Government

particular comment and, no doubt, criticism. There may be furtherconsequences of abolition that will need to be worked through, as the criminaljustice system is progressively reformed. This is in the nature of law insociety. But the initial decision, which has to be taken, is whether, of itself,corroboration continues to contribute more than it detracts from a fair,efficient and effective system.7.0.6 In order to be able to analyse the issue of whether the requirement forcorroboration fits today’s society, independent research was commissioned toassess the impact of corroboration in the progress of criminal cases throughthe system. After thorough consideration of this research alongside all theother information, evidence and submissions on the subject, the Review is ableto recommend, with confidence, that the system would best be served byremoving the requirement.7.0.7 The consideration of guidance on what is sufficient evidence for the police toreport a case to the procurator fiscal is the responsibility of the Lord Advocateand this report does not make recommendations as to what direction theseshould take. Chapter 6.3 – Sufficiency of Evidence, does, however, look indetail at the current law on sufficiency of evidence at trial. The Reviewbelieves that the current system is both appropriate and robust enough tocontinue to work effectively and efficiently in today’s society, even with theremoval of the requirement for corroboration.237