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This page contains press release 26/03, in which the MPA ensures every London borough has a vulnerable and intimidated witness interview room.
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MPA ensures every London borough has a vulnerable and intimidated witness interview room
26/03
10 April 2003
The Finance Committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority today agreed the finance to ensure each of London’s 32 boroughs will be provided with a Vulnerable and Intimidated Witness Interview Room (VIWIR).
Vulnerable and Intimidated Witness Rooms enable improved provision to record interviews with vulnerable persons, including, in the light of recent cases which highlighted a lack of specific facilities in this area, children. To underline this it has been decided to locate the VIWIRs away from custody sites wherever possible.
Graham Tope, Chair of the Finance Committee, said:
“The original programme, begun last year, to provide VIWIRs in a number of locations has already seen the commencement and fitting out of 20 rooms. Today we agreed the finance for a continuance of the project to ensure that each of London’s boroughs benefits from one of these valuable resources.
“Each room will be furnished with video and tape recording equipment enabling officers to gather the best possible quality of evidence in an appropriate manner.”
Each VIWIR is estimated to cost an average of £44,000 resulting in an overall project cost of £1,442,000.
Notes to editors
1. Schedule of sites and status
| Borough | In progress | 2003-04 | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barking & Dagenham | • | ||
| Barnet | • | ||
| Bexley | • | ||
| Brent | • | ||
| Bromley | • | ||
| Camden | • | ||
| Croydon | • | ||
| Ealing | • | ||
| Enfield | • | ||
| Greenwich | • | ||
| Hackney | • | ||
| Hammersmith & Fulham | • | ||
| Haringey | • | ||
| Harrow | • | ||
| Havering | • | ||
| Hillingdon | • | ||
| Hounslow | • | ||
| Islington | • | ||
| Kensington & Chelsea | • | ||
| Kingston Upon Thames | • | ||
| Lambeth | • | ||
| Lewisham | • | ||
| Merton | • | ||
| Newham | • | ||
| Redbridge | • | ||
| Richmond Upon Thames | • | ||
| Southwark | • | ||
| Sutton | • | ||
| Tower Hamlets | • | ||
| Waltham Forest | • | ||
| Wandsworth | • | ||
| Westminster | • |
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