not switched on yet. we can go back now to daniel sanford who can explain to us just the process behind these cameras being switched on, when and where that happens. having done the experimentation, the appeal court in the supreme court, the decision was made eventually last year, that we should go back and start thinking about whether there should be cameras allowed in there should be cameras allowed in the criminal courts, the crown courts, the place where the most serious cases are heard. and so eventually a decision was made. that yes, cameras should be allowed in court but only for that very last bit of the process, the final bit for thejudge passed bit of the process, the final bit for the judge passed sentence. bit of the process, the final bit for thejudge passed sentence. no cameras for the evidence, witnesses, lawyers making their arguments in court and no cameras for any of those victim impact statements that are going on at the moment at manchester crown court, bu
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to actor bernard cribbins, famous for his many roles including in doctor who, the wombles and the original railway children who has died at the age of 93. a report looking into events leading up to the death of a 13 month old boy in cumbria has found that the woman who killed him misled social workers about her mental health, her alcohol use, and her debts. leiland james corkill was killed injanuary last year by laura castle, a woman who had hoped to adopt him. a safeguarding report found that relevant information about castle was not shared between agencies. it concluded that checks on people who want to adopt should be strengthened. first, our special correpsondent ed thomas has this report, it contains some distressing details. mummy, please don t be sad. i miss you so much too. i m safe. it s so beautiful up here. but i do worry when i see you cry. laura inhales sharply the words of laura corkill read at the funeral of her son, leiland james. .. and what do you re
victim impact statements. normally they would take place from the witness box. that is where people have been describing the effect the crimes have had on them. that will not be on camera. that is happening now and for the reasons you explained earlier, the decision was made that that should not be something that happens on camera. the lawyers have been arguing what the sentence should be, the lawyers from the defence and prosecution, and again that has happened off camera so that is arguments about what the minimum term served in dozen should be, what the aggravating and mitigating circumstances should be, and the only thing we will see is theyjudge herself when she passes sentence. this is something that has been going on for nine months now, so the first one was back injuly last year. this is thejudge sarah munro passing sentence in the case of ben 0liver, that was the first one to be done on camera but it does happen quite a lot since then so for example, the woman who pleaded guil