Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 21
21
Deferred
Paragraph: 73
Comprehensive review of access to open court documents and potential legislation required.
Conclusion
The Government and HMCTS should conduct, or ask the Law Commission to conduct, a comprehensive review on access to documents referred to in open court and propose legislation if necessary to clarify the position.
Government Response Summary
The government stated it plans to consult on access to documents referred to in open court via a call for evidence and will consider feedback before making any future decisions, rather than committing to a comprehensive review or proposing legislation.
Paragraph Reference:
73
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
71. As outlined above, we plan to consult on this topic via the aforementioned call for evidence. We will carefully consider stakeholders’ views, alongside the conclusions and recommendations in the JSC’s open justice report, before making any future decisions.