Who is Managing Digital Evidence training for?

Investigators, enforcement officers and case managers in local and public authorities who seize, produce or rely on digital material.

What does the course cover?

Capture, transfer, master and working copies, audit trails, exhibiting, retention, digital strategy and targeted review of large datasets. It is all practised through a fictional case study.

Do I need technical or forensic experience?

No. The course covers the investigator's handling and decision-making, not forensic examination.

Will it help with disclosure?

Yes. It covers recording your digital strategy and review decisions so they can be explained to the prosecutor, the defence and the court.

Photorealistic close-up of an investigator's gloved hands placing a mobile phone into a cl

Managing Digital Evidence Practical handling. Sound decisions. Defensible outcomes

Q: How is it delivered?

In-house or virtual, tailored to your organisation and costed per delivery rather than per delegate.

Most investigations now run on digital material: phone captures, emailed screenshots, CCTV, messaging apps and online accounts. Every one of those items has to survive challenge on integrity, continuity and disclosure.
This one-day workshop builds confidence in collection, preservation, disclosure and courtroom-ready reporting. It follows the Home Office Digital Imaging and Multimedia Procedure (16 November 2021) and Annex A of the Attorney General's Guidelines on Disclosure 2024 (effective 29 May 2024).
Delegates work through a fictional case study from first complaint to post-seizure examination.

Who is this course for?

This training is suitable for professionals who may be required to give evidence in legal proceedings, including:

Local authority investigators, including trading standards
Public authority investigators and enforcement officers
Investigators and case managers handling digital exhibits (slide 1)
Regulatory and compliance officers

What the course covers

Capturing and handling digital data to national guidance
Point of transfer, master and working copies, and audit trails
Storage, encryption and layers of security
Producing an admissible digital exhibit, with notebook and statement entries
Deletion of images and the CCTV over-write risk
Seizure or co-operation, and what you can lawfully retain
Digital strategy and decision recording in the IMD and DMD
Staged, targeted extraction and technology-assisted review under Annex A

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, delegates will be able to:

Apply the national guidance for capturing and handling digital material.
Identify the point of transfer and designate a master and working copy.
Maintain an audit trail and continuity for a digital exhibit from capture to storage.
Produce a digital exhibit with a notebook entry or statement that will stand up in court.
Explain what digital material can be seized, obtained by consent and retained.
Record a digital strategy and its decisions in the investigation and disclosure documents.
Plan a staged, targeted approach to examining digital material in line with Annex A.

Why choose BDG’s Managing Digital Evidence Training?

Delivered by experienced trainers with expertise in investigations and legal proceedings.
Based on current national guidance, legislation and the Attorney General's Guidelines on Disclosure.
Practical, scenario-based learning built around a single running case.
Suitable for individuals or organisations requiring tailored training solutions.

One day. In-house, tailored to your organisation and costed per delivery rather than per delegate.

📩 Contact us today to arrange a tailored workshop for your organisation.

Frequently asked questions

Digital Evidence

Managing Digital Evidence Practical handling. Sound decisions. Defensible outcomes

Local authority investigators, including trading standards

Public authority investigators and enforcement officers

Investigators and case managers handling digital exhibits (slide 1)

Regulatory and compliance officers

​ What the course covers ​

Capturing and handling digital data to national guidance

Point of transfer, master and working copies, and audit trails

Storage, encryption and layers of security

Producing an admissible digital exhibit, with notebook and statement entries

Deletion of images and the CCTV over-write risk

Seizure or co-operation, and what you can lawfully retain

Digital strategy and decision recording in the IMD and DMD

Staged, targeted extraction and technology-assisted review under Annex A

​ Learning Outcomes By the end of this workshop, delegates will be able to:

Apply the national guidance for capturing and handling digital material.

Identify the point of transfer and designate a master and working copy.

Maintain an audit trail and continuity for a digital exhibit from capture to storage.

Produce a digital exhibit with a notebook entry or statement that will stand up in court.

Explain what digital material can be seized, obtained by consent and retained.

Record a digital strategy and its decisions in the investigation and disclosure documents.

Plan a staged, targeted approach to examining digital material in line with Annex A.

​ Why choose BDG’s Managing Digital Evidence Training? ​

Delivered by experienced trainers with expertise in investigations and legal proceedings.

Based on current national guidance, legislation and the Attorney General's Guidelines on Disclosure.

Practical, scenario-based learning built around a single running case.

Suitable for individuals or organisations requiring tailored training solutions.

One day. In-house, tailored to your organisation and costed per delivery rather than per delegate. ​​ 📩 Contact us today to arrange a tailored workshop for your organisation.