What Were the Implications of the New Section 76A Inserted

Multiple Choice

What were the implications of the new section 76A inserted by the Criminal Justice Act 2003? A co-accused can now rely on a confession made by the accused. The burden of proof is lower than that of the prosecution, in that the co-accused must prove on the balance of probablities that the confession wasn not obtained by oppresion of is unreliable.

A) It allowed all confessions made to the police admissible as evidence.
B) It allows a defendant to rely on a confession made by a co-accused.
C) It gave a new defintion of oppression.
D) It outlines which Codes of Practice of PACE that must be breached in order for the confession to be unreliable.