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Recommendation 35
35
Acknowledged
Commission research to identify suitable civil and criminal proceedings for broadcast and video archiving.
Recommendation
More widely, we recommend that HMCTS and the Judiciary commission research to determine which civil and criminal proceedings could be suitable for broadcast and video archiving. In principle, we would support the extension of broadcasting and recording to civil trials that do not involve oral evidence. In the criminal context, the broadcast and recording of sentencing in Magistrates’ courts could also be beneficial. However, we do not support the broadcasting of any elements of criminal trials other than the sentencing remarks of the judge. (Paragraph 119) Open justice: court reporting in the digital age 55
Government Response Summary
The government will monitor the impact of Crown Court broadcasting changes introduced in 2022 before making further interventions and *may* use a call for evidence to gather views on expanding the current regime.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
99. As outlined in paragraphs 36 to 37, we will carefully monitor the impact of the Crown Court broadcasting changes we introduced in the summer of 2022 before deciding whether to make any further interventions. 100. We may use the aforementioned call for evidence to gather stakeholders’ views on expanding the current broadcasting regime and, if so, where this would be best targeted. We would consider this evidence alongside the conclusions and recommendation made in the JSC’s open justice report.