1 September 2005

MAJOR CONFERENCE ON INTERVIEWING OF CHILD WITNESSES

Photo opportunity: 9.00am, Monday 5 September, Murrayfield Conference Centre, Edinburgh

Some of the world's leading experts on the investigative interviewing of child witnesses will attend a three-day conference being organised by the University of Dundee next month.

The conference, Investigating Interviewing of Child Witnesses Taking Stock and Looking Forward will explore many of the issues at the heart of one of the most sensitive areas of social work and law.

Around 100 delegates - among them police and social work practitioners from Scotland, England, the USA and Europe - are expected to attend each day of the event, which is being staged at the Murrayfield Stadium Conference Centre in Edinburgh from September 5th to 7th.

The conference will be opened by Elish Angiolini QC, Solicitor General for Scotland.

For further information please contact Roddy Isles, Head of Press on 01382 344910

By Angela Durcan, Press Officer 01382 344768, out of hours: 07968298585, a.durcan@dundee.ac.uk