106.Screens may be authorised under this section to shield the witness from seeing the defendant. Subsection (2) is intended to ensure that screens do not prevent the judge, magistrates or jury and at least one legal representative of each party to the case (i.e. the prosecution and each defendant) seeing the witness, and the witness seeing them.
Commentary on Sections Part II: Giving of evidence or information for purposes of criminal proceedings Chapter I: Special Measures directions in case of vulnerable or intimidated witnesses Section 23: Screening witness from accused