Key points
One advantage of the joint interview is that one interviewer records what is being said, or being demonstrated non-verbally, leaving the other interviewer free to lead the interview.
How to do it
- A record of the interview must be taken while it is being conducted.
- It is extremely important that the record taken during the interview is full, accurate, and, as far as possible, verbatim.
- At the conclusion of the interview, both practitioners will agree a written joint record of the interview.
- The second interviewer should, as appropriate, be an active interviewer complementing the role of the lead interviewer.
At the end of the interview the police officer will make sure that both workers have signed the hand written notes and both workers will keep copies.
