Posted: Feb 10, 2016 11:46 am
A vital stage of a prosecution is disclosure.
Disclosure is one of the most important issues in the criminal justice system and the application of proper and fair disclosure is a vital component of a fair criminal justice system. The "golden rule" is that fairness requires full disclosure should be made of all material held by the prosecution that weakens its case or strengthens that of the defence.
http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/a_to_c/atto ... isclosure/