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Recommendation 23
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Offer free transcripts of sentencing remarks to victims and inquest findings to bereaved families.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Code includes a right for victims whose cases are heard in the Crown Court to be offered a free transcript of the judge’s sentencing remarks, in a format that they can access, and that bereaved families should be offered a free transcript of the Coroner’s findings after an inquest. (Paragraph 83) Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill 55 Clause 5, review of compliance with the Victims’ Code
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 January 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗