A failure to record an interview at a police station will automatically exclude a confession as evidence. Breaches of the Codes of Practice will not automatically exclude a confession. Depending on the gravity of the breach, a confession may be excluded if a number of serious breaches occur. In R v Sparks, failure to record a police interview did not result in oppression or make the confession unrelaible.

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The statement is incorrect. A failure to record an interview at a police station may lead to the exclusion of a confession as evidence, but breaches of the Codes of Practice may also result in the exclusion of a confession, depending on their gravity. In R v Sparks, failure to record a police interview did not automatically make the confession unreliable, but other factors were taken into account to determine its admissibility.

A Failure to Record an Interview at a Police Station