Advanced Witness & Victim Interviewing and Statement Writing (MG11, VPS/VIS, BIS)
Course details
Duration: 2 Days
Audience: New | Experienced Investigators
CPD: 12 hrs
Delivery: Virtual | face-to-face
(in-house)
Fees: £500pp | Two-Days Course Prices
Course Code: 25INVWVS
Course Overview
This is a two‑day programme for investigators and enforcement officers who plan and conduct witness and victims interviews with a view to obtaining clear, accurate and good quality Witness & Victim statements. It is designed especially for investigators in non‑police regulatory environments where technical expertise meets criminal investigative practice.
Day 1 focuses on planning and conducting structured interviews and turning those accounts into clear, defensible MG11 Witness Statements. You will learn how to draft your own statement and take statements from others, integrating chronology, exhibited evidence, and contemporaneous notes to demonstrate the elements of criminal liability.
Day 2 builds on the interviewing and statement writing focusing on Victim interviewing and the preparation of VPS, VIS, and BIS that accurately reflect the Victims’ Code for England and joint agency guidance on Victim Personal Statements, amongst others.
Whether you attend the full two days or take each day as a standalone module, you gain a complete, practice‑led system for preparing, conducting, and documenting interviews so that the resulting statements withstand scrutiny and support fair, defensible outcomes.
Additional Focus
Day 2 includes one-hour reflective session from a practising therapist registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), so you can be confident that the knowledge you learn is grounded in person-centred approach prioritising interviewee wellbeing.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Plan and conduct structured interviews with witnesses and victims that meet evidential and sentencing procedural standards.
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Draft accurate, defensible MG11 witness statements that integrate evidence in a clear and logical sequence.
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Take and prepare Victim Personal Statements and Impact Statements for Business in line with the Victims’ Code, ensuring victim rights are upheld.
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Identify and apply trauma‑aware communication strategies that protect the interviewee’s welfare and improve cooperation.
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Select questioning approaches that encourage fuller, voluntary disclosure while avoiding leading or coaching.
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Link interview outcomes to case strategy and sentencing principles without compromising fairness.
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Manage the emotional and operational pressures of interviewing, maintaining professional composure and clarity under pressure.