No problem with wildlife crime video, say lawyers

Prosecutors have insisted there is no gap in the law when it comes to the use of video evidence in wildlife crime cases.

MSPS on Holyrood’s environment committee questioned whether a review of the legislation was required after several cases of alleged raptor persecution were dropped.

Last year the RSPB criticised the Crown Office after video footage gathered by the charity was deemed inadmissible in a case.

Conservative MSP Finlay Carson raised the issue of “public frustration” in such 0 Finlay Carson queried when legislation was last examined cases. He said: “When was the legislation last looked at and with advances in technology, is it something that we really need to seriously take a stand on and look at what technology is available?”