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UIN 110855

Sentencing: Crown Court

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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14 December 2022

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20 December 2022 · Answer

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20 December 2022

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of televising sentencing remarks in Crown Courts.

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  1. 14 December 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of televising sentencing remarks in Crown Courts.

    Source: Commons

  2. 20 December 2022

    Answer

    In 2020, legislation was passed to allow, for the first time, television cameras into our Crown Courts to film and broadcast sentencing remarks. This power was used for the first time in July 2022 and, most recently for the sentencing of Jordan McSweeney ...

    Source: Written answer

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