Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill 3 (7) An exception is justified if— (a) the giving of all of the child witness’s evidence in advance of the hearing would give rise to a significant risk of prejudice to the fairness of the hearing or otherwise to the interests of justice, and 5 (b) that risk significantly outweighs any risk of prejudice to the interests of the child witness if the child witness were to give evidence at the hearing. (8) An exception is justified if— (a) the child witness is aged 12 or over on the date of commencement of the 10 proceedings in which the hearing is being or is to be held, (b) the child witness expresses a wish to give evidence at the hearing, and (c) it would be in the child witness’s best...