Guidance

Evidence in criminal investigations: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on evidence and how investigators deal with it during their investigation.

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Evidence in criminal investigations

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff on:

  • a definition of evidence
  • admissibility
  • exclusions, including hearsay
  • evidence of bad character
  • disclosure and retaining evidence

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Updates to this page

Published 21 August 2013
Last updated 6 July 2020 + show all updates
  1. Updated links within guidance.

  2. Guidance updated with links to college of policing guidance.

  3. Updated.

  4. First published.

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