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Hearsay will generally be inadmissible, or given very little weight where hearsay is admissible, especially where the Affidavit is submitted without efforts to explain the hearsay such as how the deponent learned of the facts stated within the Affidavit.

Explanatory Note. This Order increases the fees chargeable by commissioners for oaths and practising solicitors under section 81A of the Solicitors Act 1974 for taking affidavits and similar declarations from £3.50 to £5.00 and for marking exhibits from £1 to £2.

Affidavits must be sworn or declared by the first party and can be signed by a Notary Public or a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits (also referred to as a Commissioner of Oaths).

Avoiding Hearsay With rare exceptions, an Affidavit should contain only information directly known to the deponent, being the 'who, what, when, and where' known on a first-hand basis rather than as learned from another person and thus known only on a second-hand basis (even worse still would be a double hearsay).

If the evidence does not meet standards of relevance, the privilege or public policy exists, the qualification of witnesses or the authentication of evidence is at issue, or the evidence is unlawfully gathered, then it is inadmissible.

It is evidence excluded from consideration during the trial or any other legal proceedings. Inadmissible evidence is typically not allowed due to factors such as lack of relevance, violation of constitutional rights, hearsay, or improper collection methods.

Ideally, an affidavit or statutory declaration should not contain any alterations, corrections or interlineations (inserted words written between the lines). If such changes are necessary, each change should be initialled by both the person making the statement and the commissioner.

Inadmissible evidence is evidence that lawyers can't present to a jury. Forms of evidence judges consider inadmissible include hearsay, prejudicial, improperly obtained or irrelevant items. For example, investigators use polygraph tests to determine whether a person is lying about the events of a case.